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VERSE: Dt33-27d

=============== MeOnAh means Home =============

Dt33-27d MeOn:MeONaH::Dwelling::Home

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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In Hebrew you can place a HEY as a suffix
to any word. The new word with the HEY then
indicates either
(a) ALOT OF eg. N-G-F=Attack; M-G-F-H=plague
(b) EXTENSIONS: eg Tz-D-K=justice;TzDKH=Charity
(c) PERMANANCE:eg MeON=Dwelling;MeONah=Home
The list below displays examples of this
principle. A standard simple example is the
feminine grammatical form: Thus MLCh=King while
MLChH=The QUEEN whose power extends the Kings.

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:               GRAMMAR
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:            GENDER
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STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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The 6 Rashi rule classes
    http://www.RashiYomi.com/rules-01.htm
The RashiYomi grammar page
    http://www.Rashiyomi.com/grammar.htm

TODAYS LIST
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Examples of the SUFFIX-FEMININE HEY are
presented. Note that our explanation deviates
from the Rashi text that we have
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ROOT       MEANING          MEANING WITH HEY
========== ================ ===================
N-G-F      Attack           Plague*1
Y-A-D      To Meet          Congregation*2
R-C-V      To Ride          Chariot*3
---------- ---------------- -------------------
A-D-M      Man              Cultivated Land*4
Tz-D-K     Justice          Charity*5
M-L-Ch     King             Queen*6
---------- ---------------- -------------------
N-T-N      To Give          The Gift*7
P-L-L      To Bless         The Blessing*8
Me-On      Dwelling/Cave    Home/Lair*9

NOTES
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*1 ATTACK could denote just ONE attack, while
   a PLAGUE denotes ALOT OF ATTACKS

*2 To MEET could denote one meeting while CONGREGATION
   indicates ALOT OF MEETINGS at one time

*3 TO RIDE could denote one ride on a horse;
   A CHARIOT describes a utensil designed for
   ALOT OF RIDING

*4 The word E-R-Tz denotes LAND. By contrast
   A-D-M-H denotes HUMAN LAND--that is
   CULTIVATED LAND. Thus ADAMAH indicates
   the EFFECTS and EXTENSION of man.

*5 Tz-D-K indicates JUSTICE. CHARITY can
   be perceived as an EXTENSION of Justice
   Giving someone something they deserve
   but cant legally claim

*6 The QUEENs power is an EXTENSION
   of the Kings power

*7 Any object can be given; But a GIFT
   is a something specially wrapped--
   something the recipient will always
   perceive as being given--it is more
   PERMANANT.

*8 You can wish anyone well; but a BLESSING
   --like MAY GOD PLACE YOU LIKE EPHRAIM &
   MENASHEH--is a more PERMANANT FIXED
   structure

*9 The Me-On denotes either a LION-CAVE
   or a DWELLING. The Me-O-Nah is a
   more permanant form of this--it could
   indicate the more PERMANANT LAIR of the
   LION or it could indicate not just a
   dwelling but a PERMANANT home

--------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES -------------

*10 Our actual Rashi text reads as follows
    -------------------------------------
    A suffix HEY can be used to indicate
    the preposition TO. Thus MITZRAYIM
    means EGYPT while MITZRAYMAH means
    TO EGYPT
    -------------------------------------

    This question was raised to be by
    a fellow actuary and baal koray in
    Baltimore (Who wishes to remain
    anonymous).

    One obvious objection to the Rashi is
    that it is inconsistent with the
    meaning of the text.

    But a more serious objection to Rashi
    is that in every instance where the
    above Rashi rule is used the
    word is pronounced with accent on
    the next to last syllable while in
    Dt33-27d the accent is on the last
    syllable.

    I believe this argument of accent
    conclusively proves that Rashi could
    not have possibly held this opinion
    since Rashi is one of the few
    commentators that distinguishes meaning
    based on accent.

    The correct interpretation of Rashi
    is therefore based on an the SUFFIX
    HEY rule we enunciated above.

    Some people have taken me to task
    for not FIRST checking out Rashi
    manuscripts. Well that certainly
    is a welcome and proper procedure

    But my point is that the LISTS
    showing on the one hand the absurdity
    of the present Rashi text and on the
    other hand the cogency of the proposed
    Rashi text have intrinsic validty in
    and of themselves. The interesting
    question of whether we should require
    an additional check against manuscripts
    is a separate issue (Which we do not
    go into here on this list)
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