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VERSE: Gn31-10b
Gn31-10b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals was to explain the meaning of
words the same way a dictionary explains words. We call this
the RASHI RULE CLASS of WORD MEANING.

Rashi had a variety of vehicles to explain meaning. For
example: Words can be named by FUNCTION (eg the FUNCTION
of the UNITED NATIONS is to UNITE the world) or by
APPEARANCE (e.g. the PENTAGON is named by its appearance
not by its function). We call this the RASHI SUBRULE
CLASS of 8 METHODS OF NAMING since there are 8 major
methods that can be used--for example, naming by FUNCTION,
APPEARANCE, SUBSTANCE, etc.

EXAMPLE Gn31-10b
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In todays example Verse Gn31-10b talks about
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The HAIL (Hebrew root BRD) Sheep
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Rashi interprets HAIL using the method of naming by
appearance. The adjective HAIL = HAIL-LIGHTNING
refers to animals
- that are patched (patches on skin look like HAIL)
- with streaks (streaks look like lightning)
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 8 Methods of Naming
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST810b
List of words named by FORM/APPEARANCE
LIST810b
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List of                  words named by FORM/APPEARANCE
VERSE TERM Refers to ...
Ex25-23a Table STATURE Table HEIGHT *3
Ex25-31d MENORAH THIGH Its Bottom(Rashi)
Ex40-22a Temple THIGH Temple SIDE
Ex40-22b Temple THIGH Temple SIDE
Lv01-11a Altar THIGH Altar SIDE
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Ex27-03a POT GARBAGE PAIL
Ex25-31f MENORAH BUD Bud-like ornament
Ex25-31g MENORAH FRUIT Fruit-like ornament
Ex25-31h MENORAH FLOWER FLOWER-like ornament
Ex28-33a POMEGRANATES POMEGRANATE ORNAMENTS
Gn31-10b HAIL-LIGHTNING PATCHED and STREAKED*10
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Lv13-03b CLOUD wound WHITE wound
Ex25-04a SKY thread Thread dyed SKY BLUE
Ex25-04b WORM Thread Thread DYED RED
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Lv13-55d PIT wound DEEP wound(Pechethet)
Lv13-18a LOW wound ABCESS
Ex39-01b SKY FLATTENED out*1
Lv11-09b Fish STUBBLE Fish SCALES
Ex25-25a Table CASING SURROUNDS table legs
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Nu31-50c The ROUND EARING JEWELRY
Ex28-32a MOUTH-HEAD NECK of a garment
Ex35-13a FACE BREAD Bread with 2 faces
Ex28-04d CHECKERED CHECKERED Garment
Lv11-03a RIPPED SPLIT hoofs
COMMENTS
 
*1 Rashi supplements this explanation by
citing verses where RKA means to
FLATTEN OUT(eg Isa42-05,P136-07,
2S22-43, Ez06-11,Ex39-03, Nu17-04,
Jr10-09--in all these verses RKA
means to flatten out/crush)

*2 Perhaps the punchiest example is the following
- PENTAGON - named by form
- U.N. ----- named by function

*3 - STATURE is an attribute of HUMANS
- HEIGHT is an attribute of OBJECTS
LONGER FOOTNOTES
 

*10 Rashi does say
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HAIL SHEEP means SHEEP WITH PATCHES; and
there are no supporting verses in the Bible
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It appears that Rashi is saying that this
meaning cant be proven.

But we did prove it using the principle of
form.

Rather what Rashi really means is that
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this translation cannot be proven
using inference from USAGE IN OTHER
VERSES
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Our point is that
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This translation can be proven using
the principle of NAMING BY FORM
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So Rashi was NOT making a magnanimous
statement that the meaning cant be
proven...rather he was simply stating
that it cant be proven by examining
other verses---it however can be proven
by using other rules such as naming
by FORM/APPEARANCE.

This is an important concept--there are
30-60 Rashi rules...often one rule doesnt
work but other rules do work. Understand
this.
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