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Man is called "adam" (אדם) from the word "domeh" (דומה)—“similar to.” It is by virtue of his G-dly soul which is “part of G-d above” [1], that man is “like the One Above”[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. see Tanya, chap. 2
  2. Isaiah 14:14
  3. see Rabbi Menachem Azariah of Pano, Asarah Maamarot, Maamar Eim Kol Chai, part 2, chap. 33; Shnei Luchot HaBrit 3a, 20b, 268b, 301b; Yevamot 61a.