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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 Lv01-09c
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n12.htm
      Brief Summary: NUN-VAV-CHET means REST; NUN-YUD-CHET-VAV-CHET means PLEASING.

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.

There are 1900 Biblical roots. Of these 1900 roots about half involve X-Vav-Y X-Y-Y X-Y-Hey pairs. These roots (with one root letter weak) often, but not always, have related meanings. Consequently, very often, but not always. one can infer the meaning of a X-Y-Y root from the related X-Y-Hey or X-Vav-Y root.

Let us apply these principles: Throughout the Bible the Temple offerings are referred to as being Nun-Yud-Chet-Vav-Chet to God. The root of the Hebrew word used is Nun-Chet-Chet, which has the form XYY (the second and third root letter are identical). The root Nun-Vav-Chet means rest. The root Nun-Chet-Chet, according to Rashi means pleasing / satisfying.

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Based on the above we would translate the many verses using Nun-Yud-Chet-Vav-Chet as meaning an offering pleasing and satisfying to God.


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