VERSE: Gn25-17b GVA refers to death of rigtheous

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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There are a variety of words in Hebrew which mean DEATH. One
of these words is the Hebrew root Gimel-Vav-Ayin. Rashi states
that this root is only used with regard to the death of Righteous
people (& Hence since Ishmaels death is described using the word
Gimel-Vav-Ayin it follows that Ishmael is righteous). The list
below presents all occurences of the Root Gimel-Vav-Ayin in the
Bible. As can easily be seen many of these occurences deal with
the death of wicked people. However Rashi can easily be amended:
- When Gimel-Vav-Ayin refers to the death of a SINGLE person
then it will only be used if that person is Righteous.*10

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:    WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: SYNONYMS
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BRIED DESCRIPTION OF RULE and SUBRULE
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One of Rashis 6 main goals was to function like a dictionary
and present the meanings of words. In presenting the meanings
of words, Rashi, could
- explain the meaning of an unknown term
- explain the meaning of an unknown phrase
- unify the disparate meanings of a root
- clarify the nuances of competing synonyms

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR TODAYS RASHI RULE
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The RashiYomi dictionary: http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm
The 6 Rashi rules: http://www.RashiYomi.com/rules-01.htm


TODAYS EXAMPLE
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We present the list of all verses using the Hebrew root
Gimel-Vav-Ayin. Note how GVA can occur by the death of
wicked people. However when GVA refers to the death of
a single individual (2nd half of list)then it always refers
to the death of righteous people