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NAMING METHDS |
VERSE: Gn17-19b Jewish Survival LAUGHABLE (Hence the name YTZCHK)
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Gn17-19 explicitly says that ABRAHAM LAUGHED AT THE IDEA OF A
100 YEAR OLD PERSON HAVING CHILDREN. The next verses state that
Isaacs name would be YITZCHAK which means LAUGHABLE. It would
thus appear that YITZCHAK has a 2 fold meaning
-- YITZCHAK was named after an ACCIDENTAL attribute--Abraham
laughed at the idea of his birth
-- YITZCHAK was named after a DEEP attribute--throughout his
life, YITZCHAK who headed the Jewish people would be laughed
at because of the idea that the Jewish nation will be
important
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: NAMING METHODS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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One of Rashis goals is to explain meaning the same way the
dictionary explains meaning. Rashi has a variety of techniques
by which he can ascertain the meaning of a word. In fact in
the reference below we outline 13 methods by which Rashi can
ascertain meaning. In todays posting Rashi ascertains the
meaning of a NAME by an EXPLICIT VERSE which links the name
with some attribute of the person. As we show below, the
attribute involved is both ACCIDENTAL & DEEP. For example
Abraham laughed that he would have a child(This is a one-
time-event)--but the world laughs at the Jewish goals of
survival (This is a deeper-repeating theme)*10
STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RASHI RULE
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http://www.RashiYomi.com/means-32.htm
This reference summarizes the 13 methods by which ideas
are named.
TODAYS LIST
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We list 5 people. In each case we show how the name corresponds
-to a superficial one time event (eg Moshe PULLED(MSH)from Nile)
-to a deeper repeating event(Eg Moshe PULLED JEWS to safety)
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| NAME |
SUPERFICIAL REASON |
DEEP REASON |
| Yitzcak |
Abraham LAUGHED:100 year old birth |
Jewish survival ODD*1 |
| Abraham |
Abraham came from OTHER SIDE(AVR) |
He stood AGAINST world |
| Mosheh |
Mosheh was PULLED(MOSH)from Nile |
He PULLED Jews out *2 |
| Joshua |
May God SAVE YOU(YSH) from Spies |
SAVE YOU from Canaan*3 |
| Israel |
WRESTLED (Saritha) with Angel*4 |
WRESTELED with NonJews |
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COMMENTS |
*1 Gn17-17 Abraham laughed that a 100 year old will give birth
Idea of Jewish nation is also odd and something scoffed at
*2 Compare Ex02-10
Moses was called MSH because he was PULLED(MSH) from wather
Compare Isa63-11
Where is the MOSHE(PULLER) of his nation WHO RAISED THEM
from the sea
*3 Nu13-16
And Moses called HOSHEA, JOSHUA (MAY GOD SAVE YOU)
Considering the fact that Joshua led the Jews into Canaan,
it would appear that Moses prayer applies to the whole of
Joshuas life
*4 Gn33-28
Jacob was called ISRAEL because he WRESTLED (SRH) with
people and Angels
Throughout history Jacob wrestled for survival from the
non-jewish nations among which he lived
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*10 The idea of connecting ACCIDENTAL-ONE-TIME events as
casting light on DEEPER-LONG-TIME events is a main method
in marital therapy--very often spousal disputes appear
superficial and isolated--however upon closer examination
these disputes reflect deeper repeating themes.
One of the contributions of Rashi-is-Simple has been
to show that certain superficial explanations also have
deeper meanings
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