EXAMPLE: Ex29-06a High Priest is UPPER CLASS & Wears CROWNLETS
EXAMPLE: Nu06-02b NAZARITE is UPPER CLASS & separates from wine
EXAMPLE: Dt33-16d Joseph was UPPER CLASS:KING over his brothers

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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The root Nun-Zayin-Resh is best translated as the UPPER CLASS
It can refer to (a) KINGS and CROWNS(NZR), (b) PRIESTS (NZR)
or the (c) NAZARITE (Abstains from wine). The traditional
translation of NZR is SEPARATION. But NZR means more than
SEPARATION--it means SEPARATION in the sense of the SEPARATION
of HIGHER SOCIETY. Thus the KING separates from the rif-rafs
(Social higher society), the PRIEST separates from the rif-rafs
(Spiritual higher society) and the NAZARITE separates from
rif-rafs(traditional higher society).Lv25-05c talks about
specially picked(separated)grapes used for HIGHER SOCIETY WINES


BACKGROUND
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Lv22-02 speaks about the need for the PRIESTS TO SEPARATE FROM
THE SACRIFICES WHILE THEY ARE RITUALLY IMPURE.

The Hebrew word for SEPARATE has the root Nun-Zayin-Resh.

This root also can refer to the
-- NaZaRiTE--someone who separates from wine
-- NaZer   --the CROWN-someone you should keep your distance

THE RASHI RULE USED
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Rashi of course is explaining the MEANING of WORDS here the
same way a dictionary explains words.

One of the challenging items in a Rashi explanation of words
is to find SPECIAL NUANCES. We call this the SYNONYM subrule.
It is part of the rule of WORD MEANINGS.

NZR
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We know that NZR means SEPARATION. But what type of SEPARATION?
Many Biblical roots mean SEPARATION such as Beth-Dalet-Lamed
or Pay-Resh-Shin.

An examination of the verses in the list below shows that
the best translation of NZR is UPPER CLASS. The UPPER
CLASS PEOPLE may have a CROWN (Social upper class)
separating them from the rif-rafs, or the UPPER CLASS
PEOPLE may abstain from WINE(emotional upper class)
separating them from the rif-rafs or the UPPER CLASS
PEOPLE many abstain from RITUAL IMPURITY (the PRIESTLY
upper class--separating oneself from the spiritual
rif rafs).

True there is the idea of SEPARATION--but there is a
nuance of CLASS SEPARATION. Please read the list
below and the verses cited to see if you agree or
if you have a better formulation. This-- the review
of lists and formulation of unifying themes--is the
essence of Rashi study as it applies to DICTIONARY
MEANING. We continue this list tomorrow