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VERSE: Gn20-16a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn20-16a Gn20-16b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- One of Rashis 10 main methods is the explanation of meaning the same way a dictionary explains meaning. We call this the WORD MEANING method. Rashi will sometimes explain IDIOMS. An IDIOM is a collection of words, which together means something different than its component parts. Thus the IDIOM endows NEW MEANING to the collection of words. Very often the IDIOMATIC meaning is closely related to the individual words. We call this the NEW MEANING submethod of the WORD MEANING method. EXAMPLE Gn20-16a ---------------- Gn20-16 discusses King Avimelech's response to a prophetic dream to return Sarah to her husband (Avimelech had mistakenly tried to marry her) The verse states ---------------------------------------------- And to Sarah he said: Behold, I gave a $1000 to your husband This will be a COVERING OF THE EYE for you... --------------------------------------------- Rashi explains the capped phrase ------------------- COVERING OF THE EYE ------------------- to mean ---------------------------------------- COVERING=PREVENTION of PEOPLE EYEING YOU ---------------------------------------- In other words if - the King slept with Sarah and then - returned her to Abraham perhaps he "had enough of her" and just "wanted to play." But if he gives her a monetary gift then - it is recognized that a miracle happened and his return - is an apology for taking her. - Hence the money prevents people EYEING Sarah(looking at her as a 'rejected woman.') LIST854x below gives other examples of Rashis explaining IDIOMS, NEW MEANINGS. | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | WORD MEANINGS | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | NEW MEANINGS | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #7 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST854x | |
List of | Biblical idioms(eg FROM DAYS DAYS=YEARLY) |
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List of Biblical idioms..eg FROM DAYS DAYS=YEARLY LIST854x continues LIST854d LIST854z LIST854y | ||||
VERSE | BIBLICAL PHRASE | TRANSLATION | NOTES | |
Gn27-16a | This will COVER THE EYE | Prevent EYEING you | *8 | |
Gn13-03a | went by HIS JOURNEYS | Lodged at SAME HOTELS | *7 | |
Dt33-14a | SUNNED wheat | FULLY RIPE wheat | ||
Dt33-14b | Monthly EXPELS | Monthly TURNOVER | ||
Dt33-15a | 1st of OLD MOUNTS | VINTAGE ANCIENT MOUNT | ||
Dt33-15b | ETERNAL hills | EVERgreen Hills | ||
------- | ------------------- | --------------------- | ----- | |
Dt32-20b | NO-NATION | DESPICABLE nation | ||
Dt32-21c | TURNING generation | TURN-A-COATS | ||
Dt17-09a | PRIEST-LEVITES | Priests or Levites | *6 | |
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Dt13-13b | when you hear a RUMOR | TO BE SAID over&over | *5 | |
Ex35-04a | God commandsTo TRANSMIT | TO BE SAID over | *5 | |
Nu12-13b | Prayed/Demands RESPONSE | TO BE SAID back | *5 | |
Nu27-15b | Prayed/Demands RESPONSE | TO BE SAID back | *5 | |
Ex20-01c | God said:Asked RESPONSE | Affirm will keep | *5 | |
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Dt12-28b | Do the MORAL & PROPER | Spiritual/Social good | *4 | |
Dt12-28c | Do the MORAL & PROPER | Spiritual/Social good | *4 | |
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Nu26-54a | MOUTH OF LOTTERY | Closed Jar Lottery | *3 | |
Nu21-20c | HEAD OF THE CLIFF | TOP of the CLIFF | *2 | |
Nu13-20b | DAYS OF GRAPE 1st FRUIT | GRAPE HARVEST SEASON | ||
Nu13-32a | Land EATS INHABITANTS | PLAGUE RIDDEN LAND | ||
Lv25-23b | Dont STICK THE SALE | Dont sell PERMANANTLY | No redeem | |
Lv26-17a | PLACE FACE*1 | Total attention/focus | to punish | |
Lv13-12a | HEAD to FOOT Whole bod | y | ||
Gn37-26b | COVER BLOOD | conceal MURDER | ||
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*1 Rashi, Lv26-17h points out that the phrase ------------- PLACE MY FACE ------------- means -------------- FULL ATTENTION -------------- whether - for good, to reward - for bad, to punish. *2 NOTE: The Hebrew word HEAD can mean both - BEGINNING - TOP However in this verse - the HEAD OF THE CLIFF contrasts with - the VALLEY in MOAB Hence HEAD means TOP *3 A MOUTH LOTTERY refers to a lottery where you stick your hand in and select an item WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ITEMS (In an open-box lottery you can see what you are picking even though you see backs of cards. In a MOUTH LOTTERY the box is covered except for a small MOUTH). The MOUTH LOTTERY is more secure and fairer. Hence the Rashi The name MOUTH LOTTERY is because the box has only a small mouth preventing you from seeing what is inside. --------------------------------------------------- MOUTH LOTTERY means that the LOTTERY speaks and says this belongs to so and so --------------------------------------------------- Of course, Rashi did not believe that LOTTERIES speak. Rather Rashi refers to the SECURITY and FAIRNESS of the lottery. In other words - MOUTH LOTTERY refers to a small MOUTH on LOTTERY box (not to a physical voice on the box) - Since the MOUTH LOTTERY is secure it is AS IF it screams and points to a correct fair choice *4 Rashi is NOT explaining the meaning of the INDIVIDUAL WORDS - GOOD - PROPER Indeed, GOOD can mean SOCIALLY GOOD also (See Gn26-29) Therefore we have interpreted this Rashi as an example of the IDIOM method. *5 These five examples show various idiomatic meanings of the INFINITIVE of the verb TO SAY: TO SAY can mean - TO SAY BACK: Request for response - TO SAY OVER: To Transmit - TO SAY OVER AND OVER: Rumor See LIST955m for a separate summary *6 Thus in Dt18-01 ------------------------------------- The PRIEST-LEVITES shall not inherit from the conquest of Israel ------------------------------------- the phrase PRIEST-LEVITES means PRIESTS OR LEVITES. Another occurrence of this phrase occurs in Dt17-18. In Dt17-09a Rashi does state ------------------------------------ The PRIESTS who are no longer Levites ------------------------------------ But I understand this to mean ------------------------------------ PRIESTS by itself means PRIESTS but not Levites while LEVITES by itself could mean LEVITES but not Priests-- PRIEST LEVITES means PRIESTS OR LEVITES*10 ------------------------------------- *7 Besides the fact that this sounds OK (WENT BY JOURNEYS= STAYED BY SAME HOTELS) the verse gives support --------------------------------------------- HE WENT BY HIS JOURNEYS...UNTIL HE RETURNED TO HIS ORIGINAL PLACE WHERE HE BUILT AN ALTAR --------------------------------------------- *8 In other words if - the King slept with Sarah and then - returned her to Abraham perhaps he "had enough of her" and just "wanted to play." But if he gives her a monetary gift then - it is recognized that a miracle happened and his return - is an apology for taking her. - Hence the money prevents people EYEING Sarah(looking at her as a 'rejected woman.' This is covered in two Rashi (Gn20-16a Gn20-16b) which are better understood as one Rashi. | ||||
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*10 Dt17-09 states --------------------------------------- [If you have a legal question then] ask the PRIEST-LEVITES, the Judges of the day --------------------------------------- The law PREFERS that the great Sanhedrin court in Jerusalem consist of PRIESTS. Levites are a second choice (and Israelite scholars are a third choice). So it appears that Rashi's comment -------------------------------------- Priests but not Levites -------------------------------------- is literal. But in Dt18-01 the prohibition of inheriting conquested Israelie land applies to EITHER Priests OR Levites. Similarly I would interprtet Dt17-09 to mean that EITHER Priests or Levites should preferably be on the Great Sanhedrin. That is the Biblical law. But Rabbinically---since Priests are more involved with the Temple there is a preference for Priests to be elected to the great court vs. Levites. This preference however is rooted in logic not in the verse. The IDIOM, PRIEST-LEVITES means PRIESTS or LEVITES as shown. |