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A-M-R means BRANCH OF THOUGHT |
RASHIS COVERED: Dt26-17a AMR = branch of thought
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
The Hebrew root Aleph-Mem-Resh has the following 3 meanings
-- AMiR, a BOUGH of a TREE*1
-- AMR, to SPEAK (A BRANCH of THOUGHT)*2
-- HITHAMAR, to be the TOPIC OF EVERYONES TALK(TALK OF THE TOWN)
The list below compactly displays verses with the 3 meanings
of AMR. The final analysis is based on Radack vs Rashi.THe
main posting shows Rishonim who offer other approaches--but the
one below is unified and consistent with all verses
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| VERSE |
MEANING |
TEXT OF VERSE WITH THAT MEANING |
| Is17-06 |
BOUGH*1 |
a few clusters left in the main bough*1 |
| Gn30-34 |
SAY*2 |
And Laban SAID: Good--Its a sealed deal |
| Dt26-17a |
Talk of town |
God & Jews are the TALK OF THE TOWN*3 |
| Dt26-18 |
Talk of Town |
God & Jews are the TALK of the TOWN |
| Ps94-04 |
Talk of Town |
These criminals are TALK OF THE TOWN |
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COMMENTS |
*1
Rosh can mean TOP or MAIN.
Hence Is17-06 is translated as
-- only a few clusters left in the TRUNK=THE MAIN BOUGH
*2 See main posting: DBR=Cite and is HARSHER & COLDER
AMR=Speak and is softer.
*3
The HITPAEL tense refers to doing something
INTERACTIVELY. (See the Rashi calendar
http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm in September of 2000)
Hence since AMR means TALK, HITAMAR would be to INTERACTIVELY
TALK. This would correspond to the colloquial English
phrase THE TALK OF THE TOWN and would indicate that
the item talked about is HOT--like a NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL
or like the Exodus by God of Israel which was the talk
of earth.
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