SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to explain meaning the same
way a dictionary explains meaning. Rashi had a variety
of vehicles to explain meaning. One of Rashis methods was
to focus on known words and present unfamiliar nuances
of them.

EXAMPLE Gn08-10a XWL=Birth,Tremble,Develop-wait,Marsh
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The root XWL occuring in Gn08-10a can mean
- BIRTH
- BIRTHpangs (and hence TREMBLING, FRIGHT)
- DEVELOP (as in birth gestation and embryonization)
- WAIT (as in develop and wait)
- MARSH (A Marsh is the EMBRYO in which shrubs GESTATE)

Hence Rashi translates Gn08-10a as follows
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Noach failed when he sent the Dove out the first time.
So Noach DEVELOPED A PLAN for sending a second time after
seven days
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This adds richness to the verse...Noach did not just
WAIT...he rather DEVELOPED A PLAN

EXAMPLE Gn08-12a IXL=HOPE, FORCED TO WAIT, WAIT-HOPE
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The root IXL occurring in Gn08-12a can mean
- HOPE
- WAIT IN HOPE
- FORCED TO WAIT
In the passive mode IXL means FORCED TO WAIT. Hence
Rashi translates Gn08-12a as
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Although the Dove found an olive branch, nevertheless
it was still wet outside and the Dove preferred to
stay in the ark. So Noach was FORCED TO WAIT 7 more
days before finally sending the Dove out again
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The passive translation -- FORCED TO WAIT--has
connotations of the interactive mode (HITPAEL) However
its actual conjugation is passive (NIFAL)

List of verses with root XWL=BIRTH,tremble,develop-wait,Marsh