The 6 meanings of AL:#2 of 5 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Apr 24, 2001 # # Rashis 717-719 Of 7800 (9.2%) # # # # VISIT THE RASHI YOMI ARCHIVES # # ----------------------------- # # http://www.RashiYomi.Com/calendar.htm # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-2001, RashiYomi Inc., Dr Hendel President # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # # # ########################################################### GOALS: ===== A person completing this module will be able to correctly identify the specific usages of >AL< in the Bible. AL is normally translated as ON. In reality it has 6 meanings.This module also beautifully illustrates how our early commentaries complement each other; what one commentator misses the other supplements. OVERVIEW: ======== ==============The Hebrew AL Has 6 meanings==================== Most people think that the Hebrew word AL means ON. In reality the Hebrew word AL has 6 meanings. They are... ============================================================== AL can mean Verse Sample Text with this meaning =========== ======== ============================== ON Gn03-14 Crawl ON your belly WITH Ex12-09e Eat it WITH Matzoh & Marror IN Ex29-03 Place the Matzoh IN the basket TO 1S01-10 Channah prayed TO God NEAR Gn18-08 Abraham stood NEAR his guests AFTER Lv03-05a Offer the Peace offering AFTER the Daily*1 ============================================================== TODAYS UNIT =========== In todays unit we present 2 lists --one list gives examples of verses where AL means ON --the 2nd list gives verse examples where AL means WITH REFERENCE: ========= This module comes from the following digests in the Rashi-is-Simple series http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n23.htm #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* =============Examples where the Hebrew AL means ON=========== The Hebrew word AL has 5 meanings. The best known meaning is ON. In the verses below we have translated AL as ON ============================================================= MEANING VERSE Translation of verse with AL meaning ON ======= ====== ========================================== ON Gn01-02 Darkness lay ON the ocean ON Gn01-18 Insects crawling ON the ground ON Gn01-29 All grass ON the ground ON Gn03-14 You will crawl ON your belly ON Gn07-17 I will bring a flood ON the earth ============================================================== =============Examples where the Hebrew AL means WITH========= The Hebrew word AL has 5 meanings. A lesser known meaning is WITH. In the verses below we have translated AL as WITH. Verse references that end with a letter (e.g. Ex12-09e) refer to translations brought by Rashi. Other verses are brought by the Mideval Grammarian Radack in his book ROOTS ============================================================== MEANING VERSE Translation of verse with AL translated WITH ======= ====== ============================================ WITH Ex12-09e Eat the Passover lamb WITH Matzah & Marror WITH Ex29-17a Place its intestines WITH its other organs WITH Ex35-22a The men came WITH the women WITH 1S20-08 Do kindness WITH your servant WITH Gn30-40 He didnt place his flocks WITH Labans flocks ============================================================== The following examples occur in the above list. EXAMPLE 3: Ex12-093 Eat the Passover lamb WITH Matzah & Marror EXAMPLE 4: Ex29-17a Place its intestines WITH its other organs EXAMPLE 5: Ex35-22a The men came WITH the women ---------------------------NOTES---------------------------- *1 This list affords us a beautiful example of how the early Jewish commentaries complemented each other. Radack only lists the first 5 meanings in his excellent book THE ROOTS, while Rashi also lists a 6th meaning, AL can mean AFTER. A list of examples for each of these meanings is provided below #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*