ACH means USUALLY:#4 of 6 ########################################################## # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # May 12, 2000 # # Rashis 39-41 Of 7800 (0.5%) # # # # Reprinted from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, Dr. Hendel # # with permission of the author, myself # # # # For further details/archives visit the Rashi website # # # # http://www.shamash.org/rashi/ # # # # or the Rashi Yomi website # # # # http://www.shamash.org/rashi/chevruta.htm # # # # [Permission granted to reprint these articles # # WITH this header provided it is not for profit] # # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER (Fixed width) FONTS # ########################################################## In this series we review the meanings of the Hebrew word >ACH This word occurs about 40 times in Chumash. Its main three meanings are >ACH = USUALLY >ACH = MOST OF >ACH = PROBABLY A person completing this module will have the skill competencies necessary to UNDERSTAND and even REPRODUCE standard Talmudic interpretations of ACH. In this issue we study 4 examples of >ACH = MOST OF Each example by itself would look peculiar but by reviewing them together the examples gain credibility. #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 1999 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* EXAMPLE 6: Gn07-23b (Repeated example from the previous module) ---------- >Gn07-23b >Gn07-23b ..And MOST OF (ACH) Noach remained in the ark > >RASHI: >MOST OF Noach remained but not all of him. >Noach was busy serving all the animals food every day >in the ark. At one point he served the lion late; the >lion got angry and smote or bit Noach. >Therefore, when Noach left the ark ONLY MOST of him >left (but not the smitten/bitten piece) EXAMPLE 8: Nu31-22a ------------------- >Nu31-22a >MOST of the Gold (utensils) will be purified by >dipping in fire and/or water > >RASHI: > > >MOST of the Gold utensil will be purified (by dipping in >fire and/or water)---but you must first remove the rust. >That is when immersing a utensil to make it pure you do NOT >immerse the WHOLE utensil as is but rather first remove >rust So you immerse MOST of the utensil but not the whole utensil (since you immerse the utensil WITHOUT the rust) EXAMPLE 9: Dt12-22a ---------- (The text is talking about the difference between temple and profane meats). >Dt12-22a >MOST of the properly slaughtered animal can be >eaten profanely (without temple purity) >RASHI: >MOST of the properly slaughtered animal can be eaten, >BUT NOT its fat It is further developed that without the explicit statement >'MOST of the animal but not its fat' I would have thought >Temple law prohibited BOTH eating MEAT and FAT > >Profane law came and allowed the MEAT to be eaten > >Hence, by analogy we should allow the FAT also. Thus the verse-word >MOST teaches us that the meat of a profane animal can't be eaten, but the fat, whether of a profane or Temple animal cannot be eaten. EXAMPLE 10: Gn27-30a ----------- >Gn27-30 >Esauv was coming as MOST of Jacob's exit was being >completed >RASHI: > >In other words, Jacob was leaving as Esauv was coming in > >(Hence the Biblical text: Esauv came as MOST of Jacob's >exit was being completed) Note: Our explanation of this particular Rashi follows the RAAM. For an alternative approach see the SIFSAY CHACHAMIM that derives the Rashi from the use of the double verb >As Jacob was "going out going out" SUMMARY: ACH=MOSt ================= >Gn07-23b MOST of Noach remained in ark(EXCEPT what the lion bit) >Nu31-22a MOST of the utensil is purified(BUT 1st scrape off rust) >Dt12-22a MOST of the animal can be eaten(BUT not the fat) >Gn27-30a Esauv came as MOST of Jacobs' exit was completed Notice how the list gives credibility to the thesis >ACH=MOST #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 1999 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*