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      2. RASHI METHOD: WORD MEANING
      BRIEF EXPLANATION: The meaning of words can be explained either by
      • (2a) translating an idiom, a group of words whose collective meaning transcends the meaning of its individual component words,
      • (2b) explaining the nuances and commonality of synonyms-homographs,
      • (2c) describing the usages of connective words like also,because,if-then, when,
      • (2d) indicating how grammatical conjugation can change word meaning
      • (2e) changing word meaning using the figures of speech common to all languages such as irony and oxymorons.
      This examples applies to Rashis Ex17-13a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n8.htm
      Brief Summary: Joshua WEAKENED Amalayk (This contrasts with Saul who was ordered to DESTROY Amalayk).

    Although most conjugation rules refer to the conjugation of verbs, there are also conjugation rules for transfroming nouns into verbs. We list several common methods for transforming nouns into verbs:
  • create the noun: e.g. to flower
  • remove the noun: e.g. to dust
  • use the noun: e.g. to hammer
  • the verb(activity) done to this noun: e.g. Dt21-04b: neck the calf in other words kill it with a blow to the neck

Verse Ex17-13a discussing Joshua's defeat of Amalayk states And Joshua weakened Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. Rashis comment translates almost perfectly into English: The underlined word weakened is the verb form of the adjective weak, and means to make someone weak.

Sermonic Points: Why did God order Joshua to weaken Amalayk but ordered Saul to destroy Amalayk. See rule #4 for a continuation of the explanation of this Rashi.


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