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VERSE: Dt05-17b
RASHIS COVERED: Dt05-17b Gn27-15a Gn03-06c Gn03-06d
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals was the explanation of meaning
the same way a dictionary explains meaning. Rashi had a
variety of vehicles to explain meaning including the
delineation between constrastive nuances of synonyms.
Dt05-17b Gn27-15a Gn03-06c Gn03-06d
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- ChMD = COVET = DESIRE to ACQUIRE
- AVH = DESIRE= DESIRE in ones HEART = FANTASIZE
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS SYNONYMS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST955z
List of Synonym pairs-differ minutely
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SEE BELOW LIST955h
List of verses with AVH=HEARTS desire;CHMD=desire ACQUISTION
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========================= LIST955z =====================
List of Synonym pairs-differ minutely
LIST955z continues LIST955a
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VERSE WORD BASIC IDEA NUANCES
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Dt05-17b A-V-H DESIRE*3 desire in ONES HEART-FANTASIZ
Ex20-17 Ch-M-D DESIRE*3 COVET-desire ACQUISITION
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Dt11-25c P-Ch-D FEAR IMMEDIATE Fear-Good pimples*1
Dt11-25d MoRaH FEAR ANXIETY-LONG TERM Fear-vision
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Dt11-14c YoREH RAIN*2 FIRST rain-IMPREGNATES ground
Dt11-14d MLKSH RAIN*2 FINAL rain-SOFTENS Ground
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NOTES
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*1 Also Rashi Dt11-25b. It seems reasonable that
- P-Ch-D comes from Poh-Chad - SHARP and would refer to
e.g. getting GOOSE PIMPLES (Sharpnesses in skin) from
fear
- MoRaH comes from Y-R-A = vision = LONG TERM
apprehension over the future.*10
*2 - YOREH seems to comes from HRH to make pregnant. It
would look at the rain as ENABLING the seeds to grow
- MALKOSH seesm to come from LKSH - TO THE HARD(KSH)
GRAIN and would refer to a final softening rain
before the produce. See LIST910i *11
*3 It is hard to absolutely prove that
- A-V-H means FANTASIZE vs
- Ch-M-D means DESIRE ACQUISITION
The verses show that
- A-V-H is an act of the HEART while
- Ch-M-D is focused on ACQUIRING OBJECTS
See LIST955h for further details
(Also see Rashi Gn27-15a Gn03-06c Gn03-06d)
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*10 The reader need NOT believe the above etymologies
For frequently Rashi explains synonyms without
reference to etymologies and even without reference
to verses. However some of the above etymologies seem
reasonable and may enrich our appreciation of the
synonyms.
*11 Rashi gives another etymology from the Aramaic.
However in this list we advocate the 2nd explanation
of Rashi over the 1st. Furthermore in this
particular case the 2nd explanation comes internally
from Hebrew while the 1st Rashi explanation INFERS
usage from Aramaic but does not EXPLAIN it.
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======================= LIST955h ==============================
List of verses with AVH=HEARTS desire;CHMD=desire ACQUISTION
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VERSE VERB DESIRE-COVET Text of verse*1
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Pr12-12 ChMD COVET items The wicked COVETS a fortress
Mi02-02 ChMD COVET items They COVET fields and steal them
Ex34-24 ChMD COVET items No one will COVET your land
Gn27-15a ChMD COVET items clothes Esauv COVETED from Nmrd*2
Gn03-06d ChMD COVET items you-ll COVET it in SHREWD ways*3
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Gh03-06c AVH DESIRE Your EMOTIONAL EYES will be opend
Is26-09 AVH DESIRE My heart DESIRES you at night
Dt12-15 AVH DESIRE get according to HEARTS desire
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*1 LIST955h supports LIST955i
*2 If one carefully looks at Rashi then
- His 1st explanation is that the verse should be
translated as PRECIOUS CLOTHES = CLEAN CLOTHES.
- Rashis 2nd explanation is that the verse should be
translated as COVETED CLOTHES = CLOTHES COVETED FROM
SOMEONE ELSE (Probably Nimrod whom Esauv hung out with)
In this email list we always accept Rashis 2nd
explanation - in other words
- Rashis first explanation Chmd=DESIRE superficially
ignores the difference between DESIRE/COVET (AVH=CHMD)
- Rashis 2nd explantion ChMD=COVET emphasizes the
nuances of ChMD=COVET.
*3 The verses states
- the fruit was DESIROUS TO THE EYES
- the fruit ENCOURAGES COVETNESS BY SHREWD STRATEGIES
The phrase
- DESIROUS TO THE EYES
refers to an EMOTIONAL longing consistent with our
way of taking the root AVH
The phrase
- ENCOURAGES COVETNESS BY SHREWD STATEGIES
indicates that the fruit creates a strong desire and
longing...the type of desire that makes one APPRECIATE
the difference between RIGHT vs WRONGFUL coveting*11
This seems to be the simple meaning of the words in the
verse--here we seem to have discovered a new interpretation
which however is consistent with the verse.
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*10 Rashi SEEMS to ALIGN the 3 DISCOVERIES of Eve after
eating the forbidden fruit with the 3 SEDUCTIVE
PROMISES of the Snake. This ALIGNMENT will be
discussed in another issue For the moment we
focus on the fact that Rashi is ALSO using the
principle of SYNONYMS.
*11 We translate the earlier verse Gn03-04 where the
snake promises
- Your eyes will be opened (= Emotional desire)
- You will be like God
- APPRECIATING the difference between RIGHTFUL vs
WRONGFUL lusting
Here we translate Y-D-A as APPRECIATE (Which is
the appropriate Biblical translation of Y-D-A).
We also take SKL as SHREWD (an appropriate translation)
All in all--or bottom line--we take both phrases
- FRUIT ENCOURAGES COVETING BY SHREWD STRATEGIES
- YOU WILL APPRECIATE RIGHT vs WRONG
as indicating a strong desire to acquire the object
- the type of desire that encourages serious
thinking on HOT TO GET IT IN ANY WAY
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