LIST955z
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04
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List of Synonym pairs-(eg ANIH=boat=SFINH)
LIST955z continues LIST955a
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VERSE
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WORD
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BASIC IDEA
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NUANCES
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Dt28-68a
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ANIH
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BOAT
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Both words mean boat *5
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- - - -
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SFINH
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BOAT
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Both words mean boat *5
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Dt18-03c
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Z-R-A
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HAND/THROW
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ZRA=arm; ZRA=to scatter
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Y-D-H
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HAND/THROW
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YD=hand; YDH=to throw
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Dt13-06a
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S-R-H
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FABRICATE
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it is REMOVED from reality*4
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B-D-A
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FABRICATE
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it is ISOLATED from reality
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Dt05-17b
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A-V-H
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DESIRE*3
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desire in ONES HEART-FANTASIZ
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Ex20-17
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X-M-D
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DESIRE*3
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COVET-desire ACQUISITION
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Dt11-25c
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P-X-D
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FEAR
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IMMEDIATE Fear-Good pimples*1
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Dt11-25d
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M-R-H
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FEAR
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ANXIETY-LONG TERM Fear-vision
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Dt11-14c
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I-R-H
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RAIN*2
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IRST rain-IMPREGNATES ground
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Dt11-14d
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MLK$
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RAIN*2
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FINAL rain-SOFTENS Ground
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COMMENTS
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*1 Also Rashi Dt11-25b. It seems reasonable that
- P-Ch-D comes from Poh-Chad - SHARP and would refer to
e.g. getting GOOSE PIMPLES (Sharpnesses in skin) from
fear
- MoRaH comes from Y-R-A = vision = LONG TERM
apprehension over the future.*10
*2 - YOREH seems to comes from HRH to make pregnant. It
would look at the rain as ENABLING the seeds to grow
- MALKOSH seesm to come from LKSH - TO THE HARD(KSH)
GRAIN and would refer to a final softening rain
before the produce. See LIST910i *11
*3 It is hard to absolutely prove that
- A-V-H means FANTASIZE vs
- Ch-M-D means DESIRE ACQUISITION
The verses show that
- A-V-H is an act of the HEART while
- Ch-M-D is focused on ACQUIRING OBJECTS
See LIST955h for further details
(Also see Rashi Gn27-15a Gn03-06c Gn03-06d)
*4 On Dt19-16a Rashi gives an example of REMOVED/FABRICATED
Testimony--when eg witnesses testify to a murder in NY
and other witnesses come stating that the 1st witnesses
were with them in Chicago at the time of witnessing--thus
the murder testimony is totally removed from the real word
*5 Undoubtedly there is probably a subtle difference between
ANIH/SFINH but it is not possible to determine this from
verses. An interesting statistical note is the following
- SFINH occurs ONCE in the Bible
- ANIH occurs 3 dozen times in the Bible
- But in Biblical times the frequencies were reversed
Hence, Rashi, in explaining the more frequently occurring
ANIH was responding to the rarity of this word IN HIS TIME
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LONGER FOOTNOTES
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*10 The reader need NOT believe the above etymologies
For frequently Rashi explains synonyms without
reference to etymologies and even without reference
to verses. However some of the above etymologies seem
reasonable and may enrich our appreciation of the
synonyms.
*11 Rashi gives another etymology from the Aramaic.
However in this list we advocate the 2nd explanation
of Rashi over the 1st. Furthermore in this
particular case the 2nd explanation comes internally
from Hebrew while the 1st Rashi explanation INFERS
usage from Aramaic but does not EXPLAIN it.
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