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VERSE: Dt32-02e

RASHIS COVERED: Dt32-02e Lv19-16a Ex12-11c Ex01-15c Gn49-17a

================= 8 METHODS OF NAMING OBJECTS ===================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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There are 8 distinct methods by which items are named
- by FUNCTION (eg the UNITED NATIONS has a function to unite)
- by FORM(eg the PENTAGON looks like a pentagon)
- by FORM OF ACTIVITY (eg SURFING THE NET)
- by SUBSTANCE (eg PLASTER)
- by HOW IT FEELS--eg HARDship
- by PROPERTIES -- a REVOLVER is a gun with revolving cylinder
- by EXAGGERATION -- eg a SKYSCRAPER doesnt scrape the sky
- by a GOOD EXAMPLE -- eg HONEY can refer to anything sweet
Over the next few days we give several dozen Rashis on naming

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TODAYS RASHI RULE                       RabbiIshmael
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE                    NAMING METHODS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE AND SUBRULE
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain the meaning of words
the same way a dictionary explains words. In explaining words
Rashi will have occasion to focus on the method of naming
words. There are 8 distinct methods of naming objects--
conflicting methods of naming objects can cause confusion
unless explicitly identified. The clarification of this
confusion sheds further light on the meaning of these words.

STANDARD REFERENCE FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rules-01.htm  The 6 Rashi Rules
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm     The RashiYomi dictionary
http://www.RashiYomi.com/naming-8.htm  The NAMING series
http://www.RashiYomi.com/ri-14.htm     R Ishmael contradictions

Or Visit the RashiYomi calendar
(http://www.Rashiyomi.com/calendar1.htm)
- Visit July 2001 where we did the NAMING series.
- Visit Mar-May 2000 for the Rabbi Ishmael Contradiction series
One major method of CONTRADICTION is ETYMOLOGY CONTRADICTION

STANDARD EXAMPLE FOR THIS RULE
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Perhaps the best illustration of this rule are the different
names for IDOLS (some of which are produced in the list below)
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-- PESEL- a CARVED object--looks on the PAST--HOW it was made
-- PEOR - the UNCOVER IDOL-looks on FUTURE--How do you serve it
-- ELIL---the DONT-er------looks on PRESENT-idols PROHIBIT action
-- SHIKTZ-the DISGUST------looks on FEELING-how idols FEEL
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In effect Rashi addresses the contradictions in the names
-- On the one hand you can call an idol a DONT-er
-- On the other hand you can call an idol a DISGUST
The various names of idols reflect equally different viewpoints
on the same item

TODAYS LISTS
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Yesterday we reviewed words based on FUNCTION and FORM
Today we review words whose meaning is based on
THE ACTIVITY OF THE FORM. See the first footnote for
clarification
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VERSE    WORD     IT IS NAMED BY HOW THE ACTIVITY APPEARS
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Lv19-16a RACHIL   Gossipers LOOK LIKE Travelling salesman*1
Dt32-02e REVIV    Torrential rain LOOKS LIKE shooting arrows
Ex12-11c Pesach   God kills Egyptians not Jews;LIKE skipping
Ex01-15c Pooah    Nursemaids LOOK LIKE Murmurs on children
Gn49-17a Sfifon   Snake attack/bites LOOK LIKE a glide

NOTES
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*1 In other words the following two items LOOK ALIKE IN THE
   FORM OF THEIR ACTIVITY
   -- salesmen who go from house to house to sell things
   -- gossipers who go from house to house to gossip
   It is the FORM of the activity that is similar.

   In this case the Hebrew root Resh-Caph-Lamed can
   EQUALLY mean TRAVELLING SALESMAN or GOSSIP.

   These examples also have elements of CONTRADICTION
   - RACHEL refers to a good descent living--selling items
   - RACHEL refers to a great evil--gossiping
   The resolution of the contradiction is that both of
   these have the same ACTIVITY FORM.
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RASHI RULE USED: RabbiISHMAEL
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