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VERSE: Dt01-37a
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VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain the
meaning of words the same way a dictionary
explains the meaning of words.
One vehicle of word meaning presented by Rashi
is the two letter root theory. As everyone
know the Hebrew language is based on 3 letter
roots which are CONJUGATED in various ways.
For example the root S-M-R can mean,
I WATCHED (ShMaRTi), YOU WILL WATCH (TiShMoR)
etc based on conjugation.
In addition to the 3 letter theory Rashi believed
in the 2 Letter root theory--that is 3 letter
roots govern GRAMMATICAL conjugation while
2 letter roots govern MEANING. Every 3 letter
root has a meaning that is determined by the
meanings of the 1 and 2 letter roots comprising
the root.
For example: The letter NUN denotes INTENSITY,
ALOT, or INTRINSICness. The list below illustrates
this.
EXAMPLE
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- Tauv-Caph means INSIDE. Tauv-NUN-Caph therefore
means ALOT INSIDE--in fact Tauv-NUN-Caph denotes
the soft inside of the ear.
EXAMPLE
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- BO denotes INSIDE. Beth-Hey-NUN means
INTRINSIC to INSIDENESS. In fact, the Bo-Hen
denotes the THUMB the organ that enables
one to hold an object (The thumb opposes the
other fingers and enables held objects to
be inside the fist)
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANING
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS: 2 Letter semantic roots
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST910a
ROOTS illustrating NUN=alot,consequence,intense
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ROOTS illustrating NUN=alot,consequence,intense
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ROOT MEANS NUN MEANS END MEANS
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Nun-Beth HOLLOW CHILD OF*8 b INSIDE
Nun-Zayin-Kuf DAMAGE CHILD OF z-k SPARKS
Nun-Mem-Resh LEOPARD CHILD OF m-r BRAZENNESS
Nun-Tzde-Lamd SAVE CHILD OF z-l SHADE
Nun-Kuph-Mem REVENGE CHILD OF k-m STANDING UP
Tauv-NUN-Caph Earlobe CHILD OF T-Ch INSIDE
Beth-Hey-NUN Thumb CHILD OF B INSIDE*9
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A-M-N Nurse Consequence of A-M Motherhood
Ch-L-N Window Consequence of ChL empty space
Ch M N Sun-god Consequence of Chmh sun
A D N Happy Consequence of A-D having extra
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Sh N H Sleep*5 Lots of Sh.. Sh... sound*1
D M N Destroy Lots of D-M silence
S Ch N Abcess Lots of(Very) SCh Low
S T N Satan Lots of S-T deviation
G-R-N Granary Lots of G-R harvest itms*2
D-Sh-N Plump Lots of D-S growth*3
A-N-F Enraged Lots of A-F Anger
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YRyVN Fight Intensely R-V disputing*4*10
B---N between Intensely B-O in
B-Ch-N Test Intensely B-O (look) into*5
Ch ShN Chshn*4 Intensely ChSh feeling out*6
S R N Governor Intense S-R Prince*7
NOTES
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*1 This is onomatopoeia (word meaning by sound)
Another (famous) Hebrew example is BAK-BOOK for
BOTTLE (Water coming out of a bottle sounds
like BAK-BOOK BAK BOOK)
*2 A-G-R is said to mean GATHERING but more specifically
refers to HARVESTING (eg. Dt28-39 -- you will not drink
or harvest wine)
*3 D-Sh-A refers to HERBIAGE -- minor field growth.
A PLUMP/FAT person could be said that
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HIS field (stomach) IS GROWING WILDLY
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Note that D-Sh-N does frequently mean FAT
Also note that FIELD can refer to STOMACH
(Songs07-03)
*4 Cf Ex21-18 If men FIGHT and one hits the other with a
stone or a fist....
*5 Just like the English metaphor for TESTING/INVESTIGATION
-- LETS LOOK INTO IT --
*6 The ChShN was one of the eight PRIESTLY garments.
The ChShN held the URIM vTUMIM -- these were
lettered ornaments with prophetic capacity. When
the High Priest asked a question of God he would
get the answer by having a vision of the ChShN
with the letters answering his question lit up on
the URIM.
Hence the ChShN containing the URIM vTUMIM enabled
the High Priest to FEEL OUT (ChSh) a case -- compare
the similar English FEELING OUT A CASE
*7 The word SRN refers both to the GOVERNOR as well
as to the STATE over which he governs (Cf Joshua 13:3)
SR by itself refers to any leader. Hence GOVERNOR
(Srn) is an INTENSE (N) Leader (SR) or the PINACLE
of LEADERSHIP
*8 Throughout the Bible if you want to state that
someone was KNOWN for something then you
state that the person was the CHILD OF it.
eg RIF RAFS are called CHILDS OF NO-NAME
*9 Functionally, the THUMB opposes other fingers
and enables humans to grasp objects. Hence
the THUMB enables things to be held INSIDE
ones hand
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*10 Some scholars interpret a terminal NUN as indicating
LESS -- but it should be clear from this example --
YRVN vs RV -- that a terminal NUN indicates INTENSITY
(DISPUTE - FIGHT)
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