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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 Lv01-09b
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1212.htm
      Brief Summary: AYSH and ISHEH are masculine and feminine forms of the same root AYSH means FIRE; ISHEH means FUEL (That which enables the fire).

Rashi would sometimes derive the meaning of a word from the meaning of its underlying Biblical root. In applying this method Rashi would use all available grammatical methods to study the meanings of related roots. The next paragraph presents one such rule.

    In Hebrew, one indicates a feminine form by appending a suffix hey. Several masculine-feminine pairs are presented below:
  • Tzedek means justice while Tzedakah, the feminine form, means charity.
  • Aysh means fire while Isheh, the feminine form, means fuel. [Hence the frequently occuring phrase in the sacrificial procedures, describing sacrifices as bread, fuel, a pleasant scent, for the sake of God]
  • Barar means to select while Barah, the feminine form, means something healthy and plump, the type of object that you prefer to select.
  • Chom means hot while Chamah, the femine form, refers to the sun.
  • KaLaL means complete while KaLaH, the feminine form, means both utensils and a bride, that which enables completion. 


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