LIST871d
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04
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List of idioms using Metonomy (eg Egypt=Egyptians)
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VERSE
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TEXT OF VERSE
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METONOMY(ITEM means RELATED ITEM)
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Gn48-20a
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Be a BLESSING
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people say MAY YOU BE BLESSED LIKE ABE*12
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Gn12-03a
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Be a BLESSING
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people say MAY YOU BE BLESSED LIKE ABE*12
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Gn26-04a
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Be a BLESSING
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people say MAY YOU BE BLESSED LIKE ABE*12
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Dt27-38b
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be an EXAMPLE
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people say YOU ARE CURSED LIKE SO & SO*12
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Dt27-38c
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be an ADAGE
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people say YOU ARE CURSED LIKE SO & SO*12
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Dt28-25a
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Be for SHOCKS
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people say YOU ARE CURSED LIKE SO & SO*12
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Dt28-37a
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be for DSOLAT
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people say YOU ARE CURSED LIKE SO & SO*12
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Dt27-38b
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be an EXAMPLE
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people say YOU ARE CURSED LIKE SO & SO*12
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Dt27-38c
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be an ADAGE
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people say YOU ARE CURSED LIKE SO & SO*12
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Dt24-21a
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Tree BEAUTY
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Tree TOP(Most beautiful PART of tree)
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Nu14-09a
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Our BREAD
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Our BREAD=Piece of CAKE(easy to comsume)
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Nu01-51a
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LOWER Temple
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TAKE IT DOWN (analogy;RAISE it=BUILD it)
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Nu01-16a
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The INVITED
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The DISTINGUISHED(you always invite them
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Gn25-22e
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Seek GOD
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Seek PROPHETIC ADVICE of God*8 *10
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Ex18-15b
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Seek GOD
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Seek PROPHETIC ADVICE of God*8 *10
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Ex18-09a
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He SHARPED*11
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Mirth at SHARP word or TWINGED from pain
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Ex14-24a
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MORNING WATCH
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Guard Duty at DAWN*7
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Ex14-25c
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EGYPT-the land
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Egyptians-the people*6
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Gn49-09c
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ABOVE plunder
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REMOVED from plundering (Above it)*5
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Gn49-05b
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VIOLENT TOOLS
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Criminal behavior*4
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Gn45-18b
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FAT of land
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BEST of land
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Gn45-08a
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FATHER to Phrh
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FRIEND/ADVISOR to Pharoh
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Gn43-34a
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He gave LIFTS
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LIFTED THEIR SPIRIT-i.e. gifts
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Gn41-35b
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HAND of Pharoh
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DOMAIN of Pharoh*2
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Gn24-18a
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pitchr on HAND
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she lowered pitcher on her ARM
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Gn37-26b
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COVER blood
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CONCEAL murder
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Gn37-26b
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cover BLOOD
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conceal MURDER
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Ex30-13c
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HOLY coins
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Coins used in HOLY TEMPLE matters
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Dt18-01c
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FIRES of God
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SACRIFICES offered on temple Fire
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Dt29-19a
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SMOKING anger
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Anger that makes person HOT
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Gn13-02a
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Abraham HEAVY
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Abraham-s assets NUMEROUS
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Gn13-02a
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ABRAHAM heavy
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ABRAHAM-S ASSETS numerous
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Lv26-10b
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*9
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Sign of PLENTY(have to remove old for nu
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Lv26-04a
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*9
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Sign of PLENTY-threshing seasn in HARVST
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COMMENTS
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*1 Many examples in this list come from previous
list in the metonomy series (LIST871a,
LIST871b, LIST871c)
*2 See LIST871e for 6 Rashis mentioning this HAND=DOMAIN
theme
*3 See LIST871f for verses where NSA means GIFT
*4 Rashi citing the Midrash Rabbah states
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Your violence is something you VIOLATED
from Esauv (You are killing like Esauv)
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But I see no reason to see this Midrash
as the PRIMARY simple meaning of the
verse. The PRIMARY meaning of the verse
is that Shimon and Levi were criminals
The Midrash is simply adding a pun to this
observation.
*5 See LIST871g for some examples
*6 This is a common metonomy that occurs in English
(eg America-Americans etc).
Rashi is cute here: He EXPLAINS the metonomy
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When the soldiers die at sea their loved ones
back in Egypt also suffer and in effect are
smitten by God
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Rashi does not contradict the metonomy--he
simply shows why it is convenient to identify
the LAND and PEOPLE.
*7 The night was traditionally divided into three
times of Guard duty. The GUARD DUTY near dawn
was called the MORNING WATCH (Cf Ju07-19 for
confirmation that there was a BEGINNING WATCH, MIDDLE
WATCH and DAWN WATCH)
*8 The phrases SEEK GOD, SEEK IN GOD, occur in several
verses and denote SEEKING ADVICE OF GOD. Compare for
example (1S09-09, 1K22-08 or even 2K01-03 (Seeking
advice of idolatrous gods). For alternate meanings
see note *10.
*9 The exact verse text is
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You will have to remove the old grain for the new
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This means
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You will have plenty
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In other words removal of the OLD for the NEW
is simply something RELATED to PLENTY. The main
theme is plenty.
Similarly the Biblical text
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The threshing season will bump into the harvest season
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means
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you will have plenty
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Again the fact that we are STILL threshing when the
harvest comes is something RELATED to having plenty.
The main point is that there is PLENTY.
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LONGER FOOTNOTES
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*10 On Gn25-22e there is a delightful Ramban Rashi controversy
Ramban points out that SEEK GOD can mean PRAYER. Rashi
holds it means PROPHETIC ADVICE. I brought about a dozen
verses which clearly show that
- SEEK GOD can and does refer to PRAYER
- SEEK GOD can and does refer to PROPHETIC ADVICE
- SEEK GOD can and does refer to BOTH Prayer/Prophecy
Hence I regard Ramban not as disagreeing with Rashi but
rather as complementing him. For further details see
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn25-22d.htm
*11 Clearly the Hebrew YeeChad comes from the root CHAD
which means SHARP. Rashi brings two opinions
- It means HE SHARPED (Mirthed at a SHARP WORD)
- It means HE TWINGED (Upset at PAINFUL news)
But Radack brings STRONG support that CHAD means
mirth. Indeed, in other verses, CHAD does mean
MIRTH (As in eg Neh08-10 or P021-07).
This controversy between Rashi and Radack
can be resolved Grammatically. The grammatical
form of VaYeeChad (Chirik, Patach) could come from
either
- INTENSE MODE of 1-2-Hey roots(Cheth-Daleth-Hey) or
- PASSIVE MODE of 1-2-2 roots(Cheth-Daleth-Daleth)
In the intense mode CHAD means MIRTH(Radack)
But in the PASSIVE MODE it would correspond to
RECEIVING (PASSIVE!) a SHARP twinge at hearing
bad news.
Hence the controversy is on the root and mode
of the word.
This explanation makes both viewpoints respectable
since Rashi would concede that CHEDVAH which
definitely comes from Cheth-Daleth-Hey means
MIRTH; Rashi could still maintain that Yee-Chad
means TWINGED since it comes from a different root
Rashi also points out that the translation
TWINGED would show that despite Jethros
happiness he still felt sorry for the Egyptians
thus showing the conflict between his past(non-jew)
and future (friend of Jews)
*12 See LIST871i for a collection of examples where
the metonomic idiom BE A BLESSING/CURSE is used
Note that the verses
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Dt27-28b BE AN EXAMPLE
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Gn48-20a MAY JEWS BLESS THRU YOU SAYING MAY GOD MAKE
YOU LIKE EPHRAIM AND MENASHEH
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explicitly confirm the idiomatic usage suggested
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