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עץ ארז. כמו למצורע ושם רמזתי סוד: CEDAR-WOOD. As in the case of a leper.16Cedar wood was used in cleansing a leper (Lev. 14:4). I have hinted there at some secret.17I.E. points out that there is a connection between leprosy and death. Hence cedar is employed in cleansing someone who has been contaminated by contract with a leper or a dead body.