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Jf2
language is dynamic. deal with it. I’ll bet it is in dictionary of yeshivish. How do you say ignorance in (rabbinic) Hebrew?
Curiosity,
It is beautiful that you are learning mefarshim, however start with pesukim. Pasuk 5 identifies 2 ways to drink from a bush of water: lapping it “like a dog” and kneeling down to bring it to your face. There is no standing method, nor is it possible (unless the persons hands are really short). The passuk 7 and 8 tell us that the lapping method is preffered. On this the meforshim you quote explain because kneeling is a sign of avoda Zara, and lying down and lapping “like a dog” is preffered.
There is no standing method offered nor is it possible without either bending hands or face to water
My only point in bringing up this incident is to point out that no one suggested to avoid drinking from a public fountain