Sarah died in Hebron, which means "companionship" or "heart". A fitting location for Abraham to lose his lifelong best friend. #genesis 23:2 says that Abraham "mourned" and "wept" for Sarah. Mourning implies formal ritual, while weeping implies personal grief. Was the timing of her death (immediately after the binding of Isaac) an additional test of Abraham, to see if he would repudiate the binding of Isaac?

The word for "wept" has a small-sized letter kaf (originally a pictogram of a hand), perhaps indicating Abraham's diminished strength without Sarah. Abraham lived large in God's plan until Sarah died. Then he faded away.

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https://www.americantorah.com/....2014/11/the-little-k