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AYIM refers to PAIRS |
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis tasks is to explain Grammar the same way modern
Grammar textbooks explain grammar. Grammar deals with a variety
of issues including a) verb conjugation, b) sentence structure,
c) plurality, d) special word forms. In this posting Rashi
explains that the AYIM ending refers to objects that
intrinsically come in pairs: Such as
- hands (YaDAYIM) - Feet (RagLAYIM) -Hands (CapAYIM)
- Eyes (AyNAYIM) - Breasts (ShadAYIM) -
We can infer new meanings such as NAHARAYIM (A city between 2
rivers) or SHAMAYIM=a place of multiple THERE(see footnote *10)
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TODAYS RASHI RULE GRAMMARr
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE SPECIAL ENDINGS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RASHI RULE AND SUBRULE
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One of Rashis tasks is to explain Grammar the same way modern
Grammar textbooks explain grammar. Grammar deals with a variety
of issues including a) verb conjugation, b) sentence structure,
c) plurality, d) special word forms. In this posting Rashi
explains that the AYIM ending refers to objects that
intrinsically come in pairs: Such as YADAYIM = hands
STANDARD REFERENCE FOR TODAYS RULE
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The RashiYomi grammar page: http://www.Rashiyomi.com/grammar.htm
TODAYS LIST
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We review several examples of Hebrew words for items that are
intrinsically paired (like hands). We then (in the lower half
of the list) review new meanings based on this concept of
pairing.
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| VERSE |
WORD |
MEANING |
| -------- |
YadAYIM |
Hands |
| -------- |
raglAYIM |
Feet |
| -------- |
capAYIM |
Hands |
| -------- |
shadAYIM |
Breasts |
| -------- |
AynAYIM |
Eyes |
| -------- |
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| Gn28-10c |
NAHARAYIM |
A city between a PAIR of RIVERS |
| Gn42-06c |
APAYIM*10 |
BOWING (both NOSTRILS touch ground evenly)*1 |
| Gn01-08a |
SHAMAYIM |
HEAVEN-A Place of MULTIPLE THERE*2 |
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COMMENTS |
*1 AF refers to the nose. So APAYIM would refer to the
two nostrils. It therefore metaphorically refers to
complete prostration and bowing.
When you prostrate yourself COMPLETELY on the ground
(vs just bending at the waist) you use your hands and
knees to completely prostrate yourself till your nose
touches the ground--hence both nostrils (APAYIM) touch
the ground (If you dont use your hands your nose wouldnt
reach the ground evenly since the weight would crush it)
*2 The word HEAVEN can refer to
- the lower atmosphere where the clouds and rain form
- the higher heaven where the moon, sun and stars reside
Hence HEAVEN refers to a PAIR of THEREs
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*10 Tomorrow we will deal with 2 further difficult Rashis on
APAYIM
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