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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.
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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