*4 We can use 3 techniques here.
INFERENCE FROM A VERSE
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Dt28-27 states that GOD STRIKES WITH EGYPTIAN BOILS
WITH HEMORROIDS GARAV AND CHERES THAT CANT
BE HEALED
Thus the context shows that CHERES means a DISEASE,
probably a skin disease
INFERENCE FROM ROOTS
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Cheres means CLAY UTENSILS or CLAY FRAGMENTS. CLAY
because of its soft nature was frequently used to
SCRATCH. Thus the root CHERES refers to the SUBSTANCE
used for SCRATCHING. Thus CHERES would probably refer
to a PSORAISIS like condition where there was itching
NAMING BY SUBSTANCE
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At http://www.RashiYomi.com/naming-8.htm we give several
examples of items named by SUBSTANCE, what they are made
of. For example
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GLASSES What you see with
LINOLEUM A type of floor
IRON A type of garment fixing device
CHERES What you scratch with
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We can also infer from the OTHER VERSE Ex09-09 that
EGYPTIAN BOILS can be DRY INSIDE BUT PUSSY OUTSIDE
(In the main posting I cite the talmud & show how
it infers the dryness symptoms of these skin diseases
in skin and on surface)
*5 The proper procedure here is to identify what is
clear and what is not clear. We first use the
technique of VERSE INFERENCE
VERSE INFERENCES
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Ex09-09 the EGYPTIANS received a plague of BOILS
that sprout PUSS
Dt28-27 God will strike with EGYPTIAN BOILS with
GARAV and CHARES
Lv21-20 If a person has a GARAV or YALEFETH
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The net effect of the above 3 verses is that YALEFETH
is probably like GARAV which appears to be like
EGYPTIAN BOILS which is a PSORAISIS condition.
ROOT INFERENCE
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The root of YALEFETH is not clear. I would suggest it
comes from Lamed-Pay-Tauv which means to DOUBLE OVER
or to get ENTANGLED as in
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Ju16-29 Samson ENTANGLED his arms on the pillars
Ruth3-8 The man ENTANGLED when he discovered the woman
Job6-18 The rivers ENTANGLE their paths
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Thus YALEFETH would refer to an ENTANGLING DISEASE
In fact, PsORAISIS (Or Eczema) both have a PERSISTENT
quality--they come and go but frequently remain for life
SUMMARY: The analysis by ROOT, is CONJECTUAL. The analysis
by OTHER VERSES is solid, mainstream and credible. However
after deriving the meaning from OTHER VERSES we then find
partial support for the conjectures.
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