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VERSE: Dt32-22a
RASHIS COVERED: Dt32-22a Dt29-27a Dt32-24d Dt32-32b
Dt28-68a Dt28-63b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY:
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to explain meaning the same way
the dictionary explains meaning. Rashi had a variety of methods
to explain meaning
EXAMPLE: Inferring meaning from other verses
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- Root NT$ = to YANK/UPROOT (Dt2-27a)
- Root Q@B = Destructive (Dt32-24d)
- Root NSX = Uproot (Dt28-63b)
EXAMPLE: Presenting a UNIFIED MEANING to a Biblical root
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- Root QDX = sparks. Hence (Dt32-22a)
---- QDX = SPARKling stone (Similarity of appearance)
---- QDX = THROBBING pain/sickness(Similarity of feeling)
EXAMPLE: Presenting SYNONYM pairs
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- ANIH = boat = SFINH (Dt28-68a)
NOTE: SFINH occurs ONCE in the Bible while
ANIH occurs about 3 dozen times.
In Talmudic Hebrew however, SPINH is the more common
term. Hence Rashi, when explaining that ANIH=SFINH
is responding to frequency of occurrence in his own time.
EXAMPLE: Use of the 2 Letter Root Theory
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- $DM(Valley) = Source(M) of Fields($DH) (Dt32-32b)
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS WORD MEANINGS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST802i
List of verses where NT$ means YANK/UPROOT
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SEE BELOW LIST802j
List of verses where Q@B means DESTRUCTION
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SEE BELOW LIST802k
List of verses where NSX means UPROOT
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS UNIFIED MEANING
SEE BELOW LIST863h
List of verses with root QDx=SPARKS:SPARKling stone;THROB pain
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS SYNONYMS
SEE BELOW LIST955z
List of Synonym pairs-(eg ANIH=boat=SFINH)
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 2-Letter Roots
SEE BELOW LIST910m
List of roots where MEM means SOURCE OF
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 8 Methods of Naming
SEE BELOW LIST813a
List of words Named by FORM/APPEARANCE-SPARKling stone
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 8 Methods of Naming
SEE BELOW LIST819a
List of words Named by FEELING(SPARK=THROBBING PAIN)
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======================== LIST819a ===============================
List of words Named by FEELING(SPARK=THROBBING PAIN)
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VERSE WORD MEANS FEELS LIKE The FOLLOWING
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Dt32-22a SPARK Feels like THROBBING,PRICKLING pain
Dt28-21b ACHE (QDXTh) Feels like SPARKS pricking me
Dt28-21c inFLAMmation (DLK) Feels like a FLAME
Dt28-21d Fever (XrXr) Feels like being BURNT
Dt29-16a IDOL(SQTz) Feels like DISGUSTING ($QC)
-------- HARDship Feels like something HARD
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======================== LIST863h ============================
List of verses with root QDx=SPARKS:SPARKling stone;THROB pain
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VERSE VERSE TEXT:QDX translation CAPPED Meaning Method
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Is64-01 As a fire sparks a melting object WHAT IT IS
Dt32-22a You have SPARKED My anger METAPHOR
Lv26-16c the SPARK sickness How it FEELS
Is54-12 the SPARK stone How it APPEARS
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======================= LIST802i ================================
List of verses where NT$ means YANK/UPROOT
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VERSE BIBLICAL TEXT WITH TRANSLATION OF nt$ CCAPPED
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Jr42-10 I will PLANT you and not UPROOT you
Ez19-12 It was uprooted in ANGER;strong winds dried its FRUIT
Mi05-13 I will UPROOT your TREE idols
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Dt28-63b You will be UPROOTED from yourland
1K14-15 Israel will be UPROOTED
Jr18-14 Will cool rugged streams be UPROOTED from field mountains
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========================= LIST802j ==========================
List of verses where Q@B means DESTRUCTION
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VERSE TRANSLATION OF VERSE:Meaning of Q@B*11 capped
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Dt32-22a a bitter DESTRUCTION
Is28-02 a torrential hail; a DESTRUCTIVE storm
Ho13-14 ...the CUTOFF of Hell
P091-06 from a DESTRUCTION that plunders the afternoon
NOTES
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*1 Rashi actually translates Q@B as RELATING TO CUT OFF
But examination of the verses shows that the precise
meaning is DESTRUCTION*1
----------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES --------------
*10 On Dt32-22a Rashi states
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Q@B means DESTRUCTION
BITTER Q@B means PLUNDEROUS DESTRUCTION called bitterness
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Rashi can be misread by translating the Hebrew word $D
as DEMON vs DESTRUCTIVENESS.
However my more rational translation of Rashi can be
defended by
- observing the use of the word PLUNDER in P091-06
- observing the use of the word BITTER in Ru01-20
Thus we see that PLUNDEROUS DESTRUCTION can be
called BITTER and hence Rashi translates
BITTER DESTRUCTION as a TOTALLY PLUNDEROUS DESTRUCTION
*11 We use COmputer ASCII Notation for Hebrew
Q = Kuph
@ = Teth because @=aT ends in T=Tet
B = Beth/Veth
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======================= LIST802k ===============================
List of verses where NSX means UPROOT
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VERSE TRANSLATION OF VERSE WITH TRANSLATION OF ntx CAPPED
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Pr15-25 God will YANK AWAY the house of the arrogant
P052-07 God will YANK you from your tent
Pr02-22 The wicked will be cut off; the traitors will be YANKED
Dt28-63b You will be YANKED from your land
2R11-06 Watch the Temple with a YANK-WATCH*1
NOTES
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*1 YANK-WATCH is a coined idiom. The commentaries debate what
it means. Some translate it as
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punish with DEATH those who violate the Temple
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I would however more simply translate it as
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Watch the Temple--and YANK away trespassers
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========================= LIST955z =====================
List of Synonym pairs-(eg ANIH=boat=SFINH)
LIST955z continues LIST955a
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VERSE WORD BASIC IDEA NUANCES
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Dt28-68a ANIH BOAT Both words mean boat *5
- - - - SFINH BOAT Both words mean boat *5
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Dt18-03c Z-R-A HAND/THROW ZRA=arm; ZRA=to scatter
-------- Y-D-H HAND/THROW YD=hand; YDH=to throw
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Dt13-06a S-R-H FABRICATE it is REMOVED from reality*4
-------- B-D-A FABRICATE it is ISOLATED from reality
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Dt05-17b A-V-H DESIRE*3 desire in ONES HEART-FANTASIZ
Ex20-17 X-M-D DESIRE*3 COVET-desire ACQUISITION
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Dt11-25c P-X-D FEAR IMMEDIATE Fear-Good pimples*1
Dt11-25d M-R-H FEAR ANXIETY-LONG TERM Fear-vision
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Dt11-14c I-R-H RAIN*2 FIRST rain-IMPREGNATES ground
Dt11-14d MLK$ 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)
*4 On Dt19-16a Rashi gives an example of REMOVED/FABRICATED
Testimony--when eg witnesses testify to a murder in NY
and other witnesses come stating that the 1st witnesses
were with them in Chicago at the time of witnessing--thus
the murder testimony is totally removed from the real word
*5 Undoubtedly there is probably a subtle difference between
ANIH/SFINH but it is not possible to determine this from
verses. An interesting statistical note is the following
- SFINH occurs ONCE in the Bible
- ANIH occurs 3 dozen times in the Bible
- But in Biblical times the frequencies were reversed
Hence, Rashi, in explaining the more frequently occurring
ANIH was responding to the rarity of this word IN HIS TIME
--------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ----------------
*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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======================== LIST813a ===============================
List of words Named by FORM/APPEARANCE-SPARKling stone
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# VERSE WORD IN VERSE MEANING
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-- Is54-12 the SPARK stone SPARKling stone
-- Dt28-22a The BOARD from TREE PALE-FACE-not RUDDY*8
-- Nu15-38a The TZITZITH PROTRUSIONS from GARMENT
-- Lv13-55e The BALD Worn out(Smooth) garment
-- Lv13-55e The PUDDLY*7 New wool garments*7
-- Gn41-42c The Gold NECKLACE Linked circular Items*6
-- Gn37-07b the stalks STOOD UP stand vertically*1
- Lv17-07a GOATS Demons*2
- Dt23-14a EARS for utensils Weapon belt*3
- Nu04-20a dont come when SWALLOWING when packing*4
- Gn30-37a LIVNEH Tree White colored (LVN)
- Gn30-37c ARMON tree LEAVE-PILES (araymah)
- Gn30-37d LOZ tree TWISTED twigs(Loz)*5
(1) Ex25-31d The THIGH of the Menorah The Menorah Bottom
(2) Ex40-22a On the THIGH of the temple in the North
(3) Ex40-22b On the THIGH of the temple in the North
(4) Lv01-11a On the THIGH of the Altar Bottom
(5) Ex25-31f A BUD ornament looks like a bud
(6) Ex25-31g The FRUIT ornaments looks like a fruit)
(7) Ex25-31h The FLOWER ornament FORM of a FLOWER
(8) Lv13-03b CLOUD WHITE Color of CLOUD
(9) Ex28-32a Garments MOUTH-HEAD Garments Neck
(10 Ex28-33a POMEGRANATE ornament Looks like POMEGRANATES
(12 Ex25-04a The BLUE thread died BLUE
(13 Ex25-04b The RED thread died RED
(16 Lv13-55d PChTheTh(Deep wound) Looks like a pit(PCTh)
(17 Lv13-18a SHCHIN (Boil-deep wound) Looks like a pit(SCH)
(18 -------- PENTAGON Named by its shape
(21 -------- Cherry (color) Looks like cherry(Fruit)
NOTES
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*1 The original meaning of the word Q-W-M is to
AWAKE. From this it means STAND UP. When applied
to inanimate objects it refers to a vertical standing
*2 Demons in dreams often appear with HORNS Hence
it is reasonable to call them GOATS
*3 This root seems to be very controversial.
For example some people (Radack cites them) suggest
that the root is Zayin-Nun (WEAPON) with an added
prefix of Aleph.
Hence Rav Hirsch suggests that the etymology is
PERSONAL (ALEPH) WEAPONS.
I would simply say that the UTENSIL BELT with
hanging cases on both sides looks like 2 ears
on a head. Thus the meaning is based on FORM.*10
*4 The verse literally is translated as follows
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So they (The Kehatites) shall not come
and look as the holy (objects) are being packed
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For possible further examples see footnote *11
*5 cf these verses showing that LOZ means TWISTED
or DEVIANT Pr03-21, Pr03-33,Pr02-15. (Rashi
cites the French name of these trees)
*6 The Hebrew root Resh-Beth-Dalet means
- Necklace(Gn41-42c, Ez16-11)
- Quilt(Pr07-16, Pr31-21)
These are the only 4 occurences in the Bible.
Both NECKLACES and QUILTS have the FORM of
LINKED CIRCULAR items.*12
*7 The root GIMEL-BETH can mean PUDDLE or HIGH (Puddles
are HIGH spots on the ground). I think the HAIR on
a persons head and the LINT on a new wool garment
resemble a PUDDLE OF HAIR LIKE PROTRUSIONS. Again
the emphasis is on naming by form. *13
*8 A BOARD = a BARKLESS tree log looks like a PALE person
(BARK on wood is like RUDDINESS on face)
----------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ----------------
*10 To be fair Rashi explains TWO words in this verse
- The Hebrew Aleph-Zayin-Nun means WEAPON
- The Hebrew AL which usually means ON can also
mean BESIDES.
For the 6 meanings of AL see
http://www.RashiYomi.com/al-5.htm
Or visit the Rashi word page,
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm
*11 Radack in his book, Biblical roots, lists 3 meanings
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a) SWALLOW as in Jr51-34--He SWALLOWED me like a
Crockodile
b) DESTROY as in La02-02 - God has DESTROYED, without
mercy
c) HIDE/PACK as in Nu04-20
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It is debatable whether there are other verses
illustrating this meaning of HIDE. Radack suggests
Jb27-30 and Jb10-08. I would say Is19-03---
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God will HIDE (conceal) their advice
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the metaphor of HIDING ADVICE is similar to the tone
at 2S15-31.
Suffice it to say that there is much controversy
on all the proper meaning of all these verses. However
our translation of Nu04-20 seems to be standard
*12 One subtle point about seductresses using quilts:
The quilt is both a COVER and an EXPOSURE (because
of the many air spaces in the quilt). Hence
a seductress COVERED with a quilt also EXPOSES herself
(and thereby seduces).
*13 It has come to my attention that we have several lists
on meaning by FORM. Namely
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LIST VOLUME # NUMBER # ITEM NAMED BY FORM
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LIST804a Volume 16 Number 22 NOUNS named by form
LIST814a Volume 19 Number 9 VERBS named by form
LIST810b Volume 21 Number 15 NOUNS named by Form
LIST813a Volume 20 Number 9 NOUNS named by Form
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We hope to consolidate these in the near future.
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======================= LIST910m =============================
List of roots where MEM means SOURCE OF
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ROOT MEANING M=SOURCE OF LAST 2 LETTERS ROOT
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$DM Valley Source of Fields $DH *8
MAN Refuse Source of nothing AyN *2
MAR ThornPain Source from plucking ARH
MGD SWEET Source of Sweetness GD *1 *2 *7
MD& Why? Source for Knowledge YDA *7
MTR Dew Source of Pussiness TRH *4 *7
MLK King Source of nations walkings hLCh *5
MSR Turn over to Source of Departing from SooR
MCD Cave(?) Source of Hunting TzD *6
MCR Gates Source of Bundling TzRR *7
MRD Rebellion Source of Downfall RD
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*1 Nu11-07 shows that GD was perceived as a sweet seed
*2 In some of these examples the M+ROOT and the ROOT
have the same meaning (in other words we have lost
knowledge of the nuances differentiating them).
Thus we could also say ARH=CURSE; MAR=SOURCE OF CURSES
and there would be no real difference between them.
However based on Rashi we would take MAR as the type of
pain you have when you pluck out a thorn (this would tie
in nicely with the skin disease, TZARATH).
*3 That is laws hold over the domain of the municipality
(Outside the municipality they do not hold)
*4 That is the dew creates the "pussy like" texture in the
morning
*5 This etymology, MLCh = MoLiCh (KING=The Walker) is due to
Rav Hirsch who sees the King as LEADING (=walking!!!) the
people and guiding them.
*6 That is the MTzuDaH is the source or hangout from which
you can hunt (it wouldn't exactly be a cave but rather an
ambush grounds)
*7 There is an element of poetic lisence in some of these
etymologies. For example THE MUNCIPALITY is not the SOURCE
of LAWS but the SOURCE/PLACE where LAWS hold; WHY is not the
SOURCE of KNOWLEDGE but the VEHICLE to get knowledge from
its source; DEW is not the SOURCE OF PUSSINESS but the SOURCE
of the PUSSY LIKE APPEARANCE in the morning; GATES create
borders and APPEAR to BUNDLE up the city. Similary MGD is not
a source of GD seeds but a source of things as sweet as GD
seeds.
*8 Dt32-32b
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