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VERSE: Gn33-11c
RASHIS COVERED: Gn33-11c Gn34-16a Ex23-27a Ex23-31a
Gn32-26a
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03


SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis main goals is to explain grammar. A major
function of grammar is to clarify the rules of verb
conjugation.

EXAMPLE
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In Hebrew the OBJECT of a verb can be indicated by a suffix
- Thus Shin-Mem-Resh (SMR) means TO WATCH
- But Shin-Mem-Resh-NUN-VUV means TO WATCH US
Here, the suffix NUN-VUV indicates the OBJECT--WHO is being
watched (US).

Rashi adds a subtlety to this rule: With many roots, the
spelling of the ROOT+SUFFIX would involve DOULBE REPEATED
LETTERS. Rashi explains that Hebrews custom in such cases
is to replace the double letter with a single letter with
however a pronunciation linkage to the preceding and
succeeding syllable.

E.g.  --- Nun-Tauv-Nun-NUN-VAV (He gave US)
Becomes - Nun-Tauv-NUN-Vav

Here the double NUN becomes a single nun with a dagesh
and is pronounced No-ThaNNu

Rashi throughout his commentary gives about a half
dozen examples of this rule
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS VERB CONJUGATION
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW LIST703f
List of roots with Suffix and deleted root letter
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SEE BELOW LIST703c
List of word pairs with small spelling-big meaning differnce
LIST703f
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03

List of roots with       suffix, and deleted root letter
SOURCE: Rashi himself provides this list
VERSE ROOT INVOLVED SHOULD BE BUT BECOMES*1
Gn33-11c Cheth-Nun-Nun Ch-N-N-Ni Ch-N-Ni*2
Gn34-16a Nun-Tauv-Nun N--T-N-Noo N-T-Noo*2
Ex23-27a Hey-Mem-Mem H--M-M-Ti H-M-Ti*3
Ex23-31a Shin-Vuv-Tauv S--T-Ti S-Ti*4 *10
-------- --------- -------- -------------
Ec02-20 Sin-Beth-Beth S--B-B-Ti S-B-Ti*3
P116-09 Daleth-Lmd-Lmd D--L-L-Ti D-L-Ti*3
1S12-03 Resh-Tzde-Tzde R--Tz-Tz-Ti R-Tz-Ti*3
COMMENTS
 
*1 As is customary in Hebrew, when a letter is deleted
we insert a DAGESH which means we liason the
pronunciation with the preceding and succeeding syllables

Thus the word is pronounced Cha-NaN-Ni--(Not
Cha-Na-Ni). Hence the pronunciation reflects the
double letter even though the spelling does not

*2 If the TERMINAL letter of the root is NUN while
the INITIAL letter of the suffix is NUN then we use
one NUN with a dagesh vs two NUN.

*3 Here the root has a REPEATED LETTER; one of these
repeated letters is deleted

*4 Here the INITIAL letter of the suffix is TAUV while
the TERMINAL letter of the root is TAUV. Hence the
whole word (Root+Suffix) has one Tauv with a dagesh.
LONGER FOOTNOTES
 

*10 Rashi also makes comments on the small-spelling--big-
meaning difference between VeHaMoTi vs VeHayMatti
See LIST703c below for details
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