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VERSE: Dt28-65a
RASHIS COVERED: Dt28-65a Dt28-29a Dt28-65b
======================== SOME WORD TRANSLATIONS =================
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain meaning the same way the
dictionary does. Dictionary explanation, far from being a routine
task, is very often challenging. We present some real peaches of
Rashi here. Rashi explains
-- Ayin-Shin-Kuph doesnt mean to steal--it means WITHOLDING WAGES
-- Resh-Gimel-Zayin refers not so much to anger as TREMBLING
-- Resh-Gimel-Ayin can mean CRACK, SECOND, CALM:
---- In the ACTIVE tense R-G-A means to CRACK TO PARTICLES
---- In the NOUN form R-G-A means a SECOND--a PARTICLE of time
---- In the PASSIVE tense R-G-A means to REST--GIVE-ME-A-SECOND
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: UNIFIED MEANING
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STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm The RashiYomi dictionary
TODAYS LISTS
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We present below 6 lists
-- 2 Lists explain that A-Sh-K means to WITHOLD
----- one list derives this from verses with A-Sh-K
----- another list derives this a second way
-- 1 list derives RGZ=TREMBLE from several verses with RGZ
-- 2 lists derive the 4 meanings of R-G-A
----- one lists verses with R-G-As 4 meanings
----- a second list gives meaning by tense & unifies them
The last 2 lists also shows a beautiful analysis of some
questions raised by the RADACK
HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LISTS below for school projects.
Here is how, if you are a teacher then you can
present an unknown word like AShK, RGZ etc and ask students
-- to find comparable verses with this word
-- infer the PRECISE nuances of the word
In doing this exercise the challenge is to be precise.
Thus most students can see that A-Sh-K means to STEAL
but can they find out that it means STEALING by WITHOLDING
WAGES. Similarly most students can find that R-G-Z means
to get ANGRY but can they find that RGZ means to get so
angry that a person TREMBLES.
Similarly if a word like R-G-A has several meanings
then you can ask students to
-- list all meanings of the word with supporting verses
-- attempt to find a unifying theme.
The students solution can then be compared with Rashis.
This leads to greater appreciation & insight into Rashi
Here is the first list---verses showing that A-Sh-K means
to WITHOLD WAGES*1
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VERSE TEXT
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Mal3-5 Those who WITHOLD the wages of laborers, orphans..
5-2-14 Do not WITHOLD the wages of poor laborers
Jer7-6 Do not WITHOLD the alien, orphan and widow
Jer50-33 The Jews are WITHELD--their captives hold them
Job40-33 He(Leviathan) WITHOLDS the river (waters)
NOTES
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*1 Hence on Dt28-29a which states
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You will be WITHELD every day
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Rashi states
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You will be the subject of many lawsuits
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This clicks right since WITHOLDING vs STEALING
has a connotation of lawsuits.
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================== A-Sh-K means WITHOLD ====================
In this second list Rashi derives the meaning of
A-Sh-K from Lv05-21b which describes 5 stages of theft
See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lv05-21b.htm for further
details
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ORDER IN VERSE TYPE OF THEFT
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1) Denial of a DEPOSITED OBJECT*1
2) Denial of a LOANS & INVESTORSHIPS*1
3) Denial of THEFT *2
4) Denial of WITHOLDING WAGES (A-Sh-K)*3
5) Denial of FINDING A LOSS OBJECT*4
*1 In both DEPOSITS/LOANS there is giving an object
-- DEPOSITS require return of the OBJECT
-- LOANS require return of the VALUE
*2 - In THEFT the object was never given to you
- In DEPOSITS/LOANS the object was originally given to you
*3 - In WITHOLDING WAGES no object is kept against owners will
- in THEFT,DEPOSITS,LOANS objects are kept against owners will
*4 - With a LOSS OBJECT you dont know the owner
- with thefts/witholding/loans/deposits you know the owner
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================== R-G-Z means to TREMBLE ==========================
In the list below we present 5 verses where R-G-Z clearly
means TO TREMBLE. It also can mean ANGER and refers to ANGER
where the person TREMBLES.
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE with R-G-Z translated as TREMBLE
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Job09-06 who makes the earth TREMBLE..her foundations shake
2Sm22-08 there were earthQUAKES...the foundations of heaven TREMBLED
Isa05-25 ..God is angry..he smites...the mountains TREMBLE
Isa13-13 I will make heaven TREMBLE & the earth QUAKE
Ps77-19 ROLLING thunder, lightning FLASHES,TREMBLING/QUAKING earth
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=================== R-G-A has 4 Meanings =================
In this list we present the 4 meanings of RGA.
Each meaning is accompanied by verses illustrating
the usage.
These meanings are also presented by RADACK in his
book BIBLICAL ROOTS.*10
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VERSE MEANING TEXT OF VERSE
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Isa54-08 SECOND I hid a SECOND & will return ETERNALY
Nu16-21 SECOND I will destroy them in a SECOND
Nu17-10 SECOND destroy them in a SECOND
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Dt28-65a REST you will not have REST
Is28-12 REST This is the REST..this is the REST
Is34-14 REST LILITH finds REST and REST there
Jer51-15 CALM*10 CALM DOWN & be silent
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Isa51-15 CRACKS Who CRACKS the sea and its waves shudder
Job26-12 CRACKS Who CRACKS the sea
Job07-05 CRACKS My Skin CRACKS
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NOTES
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*10 Radack does not distinguish between the PASSIVE
and CAUSATIVE tense--he claims they both mean
REST. I distinguish slightly between them claiming
that one means a STATE OF REST while the other
refers to CALMING down. (See the next list below
for further details).
Radack also brings several other verses which might
belong to either the REST or CRACK meaning. Thus
Jer49-19 could either be translated as
--for the lion CRACKS the enemy..who can withstand
--for the lion finds a RESTPLACE--who can withstand
One of the great joys in reading Rishonim is finding
odd problems like this and solving them.
In this case what I have done is added one small
component to the Radack...the component of Grammatical
tense. I show in the next list that each tense
has a specific meaning. I also show how each meaning
falls under a unified meaning.
Using this correspondence--between grammatical mode
and meaning--we can settle the questions the Radack
presents: Our discovery is that each word obeys
the unique meaning associated with that Grammatical
mode.
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================= R-G-A: 4 Meanings =======================
We present here the 4 meanings of R-G-A
We also show the relationship between each meaning &
grammatical mode.
I think these relationships are clear since the
English metaphors are clear.
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TENSE MEANING RELATION TO PARTICLE/SECOND
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Active BREAK UP CRACK to particles
Noun SECOND a particle of time
Causative*1 Be Not Rushed A WAIT-A-SECOND atmosphere
PASSIVE*1 Calm down Wait-a-second before proceeding
NOTES
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*1 Thus in the PASSIVE TENSE I passively receive the
WAIT-A-SECOND atmoshphere
Similarly in the CAUSATIVE Tense I cause other
people--bosses, family, friends-- to WAIT-A-SECOND
before doing what they ask. Thus the CAUSATIVE tense
does not refer so much to ME calming down as it refers
to a WAIT-A-SECOND atmosphere.
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RASHI RULE USED: WORD MEANINGS
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Volume 15 Number 4