They came to the place of which God had told him; Avraham built the altar there, arranged the wood, bound Yitzchak his son, and placed him on the altar atop the wood.
English: “And he bound.” His hands and feet behind him; hands and feet together is an akedah. It is the same language as “akedim” whose ankles were white — the place where they are bound was recognizable.
On the daf / in context: The technical term “akedah” is defined as the binding of hands and feet together behind the back, the posture that gives the event its name.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Rashi / Bavli) — not a formal named middah of the 13. Lexical and physical definition of the binding itself.
What Is Learned
The Akeidah is named for a precise form of binding; the posture of total surrender is part of the offering’s meaning.