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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 Dt08-01a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n3.htm
      Brief Summary: Observe ALL commandments: a) No exceptions b) all parts

    The connective Hebrew word Kaph-Lamed has several meanings:
  • all (with no exceptions)
  • the whole (all parts)
  • all subgroups
  • all, including border-line cases

    Rashi applies the above list in an unusual interpretative manner. Rashi lists two interpretations of Dt08-01 using the two underlined meanings of Kaph Lamed indicated below:
  • Interpretation #1: All the commandments [Rashi: No exceptions] which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which HaShem swore unto your fathers.
  • Interpretation #2: The whole of the commandment [Rashi: If you begin a commandment then finish it] which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which HaShem swore unto your fathers.

Advanced Rashi: Those interested in the varied meanings of the Biblical connective word Kaph-Lamed are invited to review http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h28n20.htm#LIST005n for a comprehensive list. 


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