Why does "שוכו" change into "סוכו?"

Asked Oct 14 '23 at 23:58

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In Tracte Megilah 13a - it lists the children of בתיה - the daughter of פרעה.

One of the children's names is חבר - father of שוכו.

The Gemara then explains that all of these names of the kids - are all really משה רבינו!

The Gemara then explains why משה was called these names.

When explaining why he was called שוכו - it says "סוכו" with a "ס" - not at "ש"!

Why does the spelling of the name change?

edited Oct 15 '23 at 00:05

שלום

asked Oct 14 '23 at 23:58

Shalom L'olam

Sin and samech switch often in midrash and in poetry, see https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/4286/759 – Double AA Oct 15 '23 at 00:18
@double AA but what's the point in switching – Shalom L'olam Oct 15 '23 at 00:19
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Wasn’t the point because the connection to moshe was with using the word סכה with a samech, so they changed the sin to make the connection more clear – Curious Yid Oct 15 '23 at 01:34
@CuriousYid thank you! – Shalom L'olam Oct 15 '23 at 02:21

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