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VERSE: Dt12-02a

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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals was explaining meaning similar to
how a dictionary explains meaning. We call this the Rashi rule
of WORD MEANING.

Rashi had 10 vehicles by which to explain meaning.

For example, Rashi could explain meaning based on the 1 and
2 letter roots of which the root was composed. Rashi believed
in two sets of roots--for purposes of CONJUGATION Rashi believed
in 3 letter roots; for purposes of MEANING Rashi believed in 2
letter roots. Here Rashi will explain the MEANING of a 3 letter
root based on the meaning of the 2 terminal letters as well as
the meaning of the initial letter. We call this the SUBRULE of
2-4 LETTER ROOTS.

Today we show how a TERMINAL SUFFIX NUN can indicate
INTENSITY. For example RESH YUD BETH means DISPUTE
but with a TERMINAL NUN, RESH YUD BETH NUN means FIGHT.
Here FIGHT is an INTENSE form of DISPUTE.

EXAMPLE Dt12-02a
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The Biblical text at Dt12-02a uses
- the root Aleph Beth Daleth (To destroy)
- the root+Suffix, Aleph Beth Daleth Nun (To eradicate)

Rashi comments
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Aleph Beth Daleth Nun connotes INTENSE destruction
and indicates ERADICATION where nothing is left
of the object (In the case of Tree idols no root
is left to rebuild)
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LIST910a below summarizes many examples where the PREFIX
or SUFFIX letter NUN connotes INTENSITY.
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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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================ LIST910a ================================
ROOTS illustrating       NUN=alot,consequence,intense
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ROOT          MEANS    NUN MEANS      END  MEANS
============= ======== ============== ==== ===============
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
-----------   ------   -----------    ---  --------
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
-----------   ------   -----------    ---  --------
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
N-K-T*11      Spices   Lots of        K-T  Crushed items
-----------   ------   -----------    ---  --------
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
A B D N       Eradicat Intensely      ABD  Destroying

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)

*11 Gn37-25c
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