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B-N-H to BUILD |
RASHIS COVERED: Gn05-28a B-N-H=To build a House,Family,School...
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to give the meaning of words the
same way a dictionary gives meaning. One method of explaining
meaning is to use the method of UNIFIED MEANINGS. The list below
presents a dozen meanings to the ROOT Beth-Nun-Hey. The unifying
theme is CONSTRUCTION and BUILDING. Hence BNH can refer to the
BUILDING of a HOUSE, a FAMILY, a SCHOOL of Students, or a FAMILY
of SUBURBS. BNH can also refer to building of a tree with many
branches; BNH can refer to the WOMB which makes children. Finally
BNH can metaphorically refer to BUILDING of personality with
ATTRIBUTES. Quite a rich root. See below for the various meanings
STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.RashiYomi.com/rules-01.htm The 6 Rashi goals
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm The RashiYomi dictionary
TODAYS LIST
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Here are the dozen meanings of the root Beth-Nun-Hey. The
footnotes further clarify the relation of individual meaning
and the unifying theme.
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| VERSE |
MEANING |
TEXT OF VERSE |
| Ecc09-14 |
CONSTRUCT |
CONSTRUCT traps on it |
| 1K08-13 |
HOUSE*1 |
I have BUILT a HOUSE for you |
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| Gn30-03 |
FAMILY*2 |
I will BUILD a FAMILY from her*3 |
| Ps80-16 |
TreeBRANCH |
Have pity on this STRONG BRANCH*4 |
| 2K02-03 |
STUDENTS |
The STUDENT prophets |
| Ex21-31 |
MINOR |
The same law if an ox gores a MINOR |
| Ex01-16 |
WOMB |
Look at the WOMB; if its a boy*7 |
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| Ex25-09 |
BLUEPRINT |
The BLUEPRINT of the Tabernacle |
| 1S20-31 |
ATTRIBUTE |
He has the ATTRIBUTE of DEATH*5 |
| Job41-20 |
ASSOCIATED |
eg ARROW & BOW; GRANARY & GRAIN*6 |
| Nu32-42 |
SUBURBS |
Kenath and her SUBURBS |
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COMMENTS |
*1 The meanings HOUSE & FAMILY combine in verses such
as Is16-01 THE HOUSE OF BABEL or the FAMILY OF BABEL
which refers to the NATION (That which the NATION
FOUNDER BUILT up)
*2 The usual approach is that BAYN means SON
But in light of the fact that BNH refers to
building it would seem more proper to translate
BAYN as FAMILY or PRODUCING A FAMILY since there
is an emphasis, not just on the relation, but
also on the BUILDING aspect
*3 Note the double pun:
Dt25-09 Curse be he who does NOT BUILD
the HOUSE of his brother (By marrying
his childless sister-in-law & having from
her children)
*4 Compare the English FAMILY BRANCH
*5 So if you want to say that a person is KIND, WICKED
DESERVENT OF DEATH etc you can simply say that he
HAS BUILT KINDNESS, WICKEDNESS, DEATH ...INTO HIS
PERSONALITY
*6 Compare Isa21-10
*7 This is a delightful controversy between Rashi
and Radack. Radack interprets AVNAYIM as meaning
womb while Rashi interprets AVNAYIM as meaning
BIRTHSTOOL
- Radack interprets the word AVNAYIM by FUNCTION
The FUNCTION of the WOMB is to produce CHILDREN
- Rashi interprets the word AVNAYIM by SUBSTANCE
A birthstool is made of STONE
Thus the interpretation of this verse would be
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look at the womb/birthstool and see if the
newborn child is a boy or girl
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