… the levels of revelation.
1. First the literal (Peshat).
2. Then the hint (Remez).
3. Then the teaching (Drash).
4. Then the mystery (Sod).
…
…ascending
levels of biblical understanding:
P – Peshat (טָׁשְּפ): The simple, literal, plain meaning
R – Remez (זֶמֶר): The hint, allusion, or s…
…th rings of a
tree. The Sod does not replace the Peshat—it encircles it.
Each layer builds upon the last, without contradiction or aban-
donment…