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VERSE: Dt22-06b
RASHIS COVERED: Dt22-06b Dt28-67a Dt28-67b Dt28-07a Dt28-47a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main goals is to give the meaning of
words the same way the dictionary gives meaning. We
call this the Rashi method of WORD MEANING.
All languages allow words to acquire
NEW MEANINGS. Rashi frequently used a
universal principle of all languages---METONOMY.
METONOMY refers to the capacity to name an item
by a related item (such as naming a PEOPLE, Americans,
by the LAND they live in, America)
EXAMPLE 1: Dt22-06b NESTING MOTHER
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Dt22-08b speaks about
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..finding a nest and the MOTHER IS ON THE CHILDREN
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Rashi comments on the CAPPED PHRASE
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MOTHER ON CHILDREN means a NESTING MOTHER
since the act of nesting is typically
associated with the Mother being ON the
children. Here uses METONOMY to name
the NESTING mother by the related activity
of being ON the children
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EXAMPLES 2,3: Dt28-67a Dt28-67b OH,I WISH
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Verse Dt28-67a, describing the punishment
that will befall the Jewish people, states
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In the evening you will say WHO WILL GIVE MORNING
and in the morning you will say WHO WILL GIVE EVENING
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Rashi explains the CAPPED phrases
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The phrase WHO WILL GIVE means OH, I WISH.
Here METONOMY names WISHES by something
related to it, the search for someone WHO
WILL GIVE THE WISHES.
The verse describes an ever increasing
sequence of tribulations. By evening
you are wishing for the PREVIOUS morning
and by the next morning you are wishing
for the PREVIOUS evening.
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EXAMPLE 4: Dt28-47a Suffiency
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Verse Dt28-47 states
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Instead of serving God from ALOT OF EVERYTHING
...you will instead serve your enemies in
straits
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Rashi comments on the CAPPED phrase
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The phrase ALOT OF EVERYTHING refers to
SUFFICIENCY (having SUFFICIENT means to live)
Here METONOMY is used to name SUFFICIENCY
by the related item of ALOT (Usually (but not
always!) sufficiency is related to having ALOT
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EXAMPLE 5: Dt28-07b Many
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Verse Dt28-07b states
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Your enemies will pursue you on ONE Road
but flee on SEVEN ROADS
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Rashi explains the two CAPPED phrases using
the principle of DOUBLE METONOMY
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The number SEVEN frequently means MANY.
Thus the verse says
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Your enemies will pursue you on ONE road
But will flee from you on MANY roads
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
However this re-interpreted sentence also
requires METONOMY to understand it.
- A UNIFIED army uses ONE road.
- A DISUNIFIED army uses MANY roads.
So the translation of the verse using
DOUBLE METONOMY is as follows
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Your enemies will pursue you UNITED
But will flee from you DISUNITED
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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The use of DOUBLE METONOMY in the poetic
literature is very common and is a powerful
technique.
LIST871z presents these and
other IDIOMS based on metonomy, synechdoche, and FFF.
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANING
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS NEW MEANINGS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST871z
List of idioms using METONOMY/SYNECHDOCHE(Meaning by relation)
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========================= LIST871z =============================
List of idioms using METONOMY/SYNECHDOCHE(Meaning by relation)
LIST871z continues LIST871d LIST871c LIST871b LIST871a
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE METONOMY METHOD USED
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Dt22-06b Mother ON eggs NESTING mother METONOMY
Dt28-67a WHO WILL GIVE Oh I WISH(someone gives) METONOMY
Dt28-67b WHO WILL GIVE Oh I WISH(someone gives) METONOMY
Dt28-47a ALOT OF ALL Sufficiency METONOMY
Dt28-07b SEVEN paths MANY paths METONOMY
Dt04-32b 1 END OF HEAVN NATIONS at HORIZON METONOMY*14
Dt04-08a RIGHTEOUS laws ...done by the RIGHTEOUS METONOMY
Lv02-11a HONEY SWEET*1 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Lv21-21c BREAD FOOD*1 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Nu08-02c Candellabrah Central Staff SYNECHDOCHE*1
Nu09-15a Tent Tablets Whole Temple*11 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Ex31-21c Tent Tablets Whole Temple*11 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Lv18-03a Egyptian-like Sexually perverse*10 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Lv18-03b CanaaniteLike Sexually perverse*10 SYNECHDOCHE*1
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Nu14-09b Our Bread Piece of cake(Easy) Metonomy*2
Nu10-31d Our eyes Gleam of our eye(Good) Metonomy*2
Nu14-11a Till WHERE Till WHEN*4 Metonomy*2
Lv18-09b OUT BIRTH OUT of WEDLOCK Metonomy*2
Nu11-20c Out of nose disgusted*12 Metonomy*2
Nu09-20b Numbered days Small number of days Metonomy*2
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Nu08-16b SproutFromWomb birth*13 FFF-Form*3
Nu20-22b Mount Mountain Mount on top of mountain FFF-Form*3
Nu04-14a Frighteners Coal rakers FFF-Feeling*3
Nu04-14c Barren Sweep cleam FFF-Function*3
-------- Pentagon Pentagon Institution FFF-Form*3
-------- U.N. U.N. Institution FFF-Function*3
NOTES
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*1 An example of SYNECHDOCHE--naming the whole
by the part
*2 An example of METONOMY--naming by something
related
*3 An example of naming by either
- Form (eg Pentagon)
- Function (e.g UN)
- Feel (e.g. Hardship)
We call this the FFF rule.
*4 RULE
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* ALeph nun hey = WHERE
* UNTIL Aleph Nun Hey= until WHEN
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*10 Rashi:
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Since generally sexually-perverse acts are
called EGYPTIAN-LIKE and CANAANITE LIKE we infer
that EGYPT and CANAAN were exemplary in sexual
perversity.
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Here Rashi uses the SYNECHDOCHE principle to
explain the reason for naming sexual perversity
as EGYPT-LIKE and CANAANITE-LIKE.
*11 For reasons of space we have abbreviated.
Nu09-15c literally translated states
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SANCTUARY FOR TENT OF TABLETS
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Ex31-21c literally translated states
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The Sanctuary of Tablets
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The following terms all refer to the Temple
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* Sanctuary
* Sanctuary of Tablets
* Sanctuary for the Tent of Tablets
* Sanctuary of the tent of Meeting
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While Rashi explains the details
of some of these terms it seems
reasonable to simply view them
all as IDIOMS. Some further comments on
the terms are presented below.
Technically the literal Hebrew term is
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* Sanctuary of TESTIMONY
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However the TABLETS with the 10
COMMANDMENTS are called the TESTIMONY
(See Ex31-18 or Ex25-16)Hence we have
translated this phrase as the
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* Sanctuary of Tablets
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The temple is called the
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* Sanctuary of Meeting
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because God designates the Temple
as a meeting place for Prophecy
(Cf. Ex25-22)
*12 The verse states
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until it comes out of your nose
and becomes strange
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Rashi translates the whole item as meaning
DISGUSTING. Clearly this is an example of
NEW MEANINGS.
*13 Here are a few uses of Pay-Tet-Resh
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* SPROUTING buds (SPROUTING) 1K06-19
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* SPROUTING(Leaving) from before King (1S19-10)
* SPROUTING (releasing) water (Pr17-14)
* SPROUTING from Womb (Nu08-16)
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We clearly have here a naming by FORM.
*14 Rashi gives an alternative explanation
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This refers to Adam whose stature extended
from ONE OF HEAVEN TO THE OTHER
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Rashi here unifies both parts of the verse
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- go back in history to ask
- ask Adam
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The statement that ADAM's stature extended
from one of heaven to the other simply meant
that ADAM like NOACH and ABRAHAM unified the
whole world. We metaphorically indicate the
impact of such people by using words like
GREAT, BIG. The statement
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Adam's stature extended from one end of the
world to the other
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simply means that
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Adam's influence extended from one end of
the world to the other since he unified the
world
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Here again Rashi identifies a PERSON with
the LOCATIONS of his REIGN.
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