LIST862M
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03
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List of meanings of Hebrew root A-L-M(Constrain)*1*11
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VERSE
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MEANING
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TEXT OF VERSE ILLUSTRATING MEANING
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Gn37-07a
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Bundles/sheaves
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We were BUNDLING SHEAVES*10 *1
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P126-06
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Bundles/sheaves
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The SHEAF bearers will rejoice
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Is53-07
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Mute
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I-m SILENCED like a sheep slaughtered
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P039-06
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Mute*1
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I-m muted--I will not open my mouth
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La01-01
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Widow*1
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How has the great nation been WIDOWED
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Is54-05
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Widow
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The embarassment of WIDOWHOOD
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Nu14-21
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However*1
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HOWEVER...I will punish them
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Jb13-04
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However*1
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HOWEVER...you are liars
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1S21-03
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Somebody/place
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I sent my staff SOMEPLACE(unnamed)
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Ru04-01
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Somebody/place
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..SOMEBODY(unnamed person)passed by
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COMMENTS
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*1 Rav Hirsch suggests the following approach
- BUNDLE=constrain PHYSICALLY
- MUTE = constrain INFORMATIONALLY
- WIDOW= constrained SOCIALLY
- HOWEVER=constrained in the sentence (An exception)
- SOMBODY/PLACE=constrained in NAME
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LONGER FOOTNOTES
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*10 There is another subtle point here. You BUNDLE BUNDLES
Here the activity BUNDLE -to make a bundle, is derived
from the noun BUNDLE. This is similar to BUILD a BUILDING
but dissimilar to SCREW a SCREW. In general there are
3 ways for nouns to become verbs.See LIST050d at
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h18n17.htm
However Rashi here was not specifically commenting
on the verb-noun transformation. Rather Rashi was
commenting on the rare meaning of the root Aleph-Lamed-Mem
Statistically the root Aleph-Lamed-Mem is not a rare
root. However one of its 5 meanings only occurs twice.
Hence it is proper to perceive Rashi as commenting
on the rarity!
*11 All meanings and examples are courtesy of Radack,
Book of Biblical roots. Radack also gives a 6th meaning--
THE PORCH or ANTECHAMBER. However my personal opinion
is that the root of Aleph-Vuv-Lamed-Mem is Aleph-Lamed-Hey
-the oak tree. The porch or antechamber would be a
shaded room surrounded by trees.
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