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VERSE: Ex01-07a
RASHIS COVERED: Ex01-07a Ex01-08b Ex01-11d
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to explain meaning the same
way a dictionary explains meaning. Rashi had a variety
of vehicles to explain meaning
EXAMPLE Ex01-07a INSECTIFY
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S-R-Tz means INSECT. Hence the verb form means to INSECTIFY
-- that is to have lots of children at once. Since the
maximum number of children you can have is 6, Rashi states
- Every woman had 6 children at once -
EXAMPLE Ex01-08b Y-D-A To appreciate
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The Hebrew word Y-D-A means, not so much TO KNOW, as TO
APPRECIATE. Hence Ex01-08 means A NEW KING AROSE THAT
DID NOT APPRECIATE WHAT JOSEPH DID (Of course he knew
about it)
EXAMPLE Ex01-11d S-Ch-N To Protect
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The Biblical root S-Ch-N means to PROTECT and hence refers
to protected items such as (a) The Treasurer and reserves
(b) a protected poor class (c) Protection of a house.
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS UNIFIED MEANINGS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST862t
List of meanings of root Samech-Caph-Nun=To Protect
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SEE BELOW LIST862u
List of meanings of root Yud-Dalet-Nun=To appreciate
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS SYNONYMS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST955a
List of Synonym pairs-differ minutely
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List of meanings of root Samech-Caph-Nun=To Protect*10
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VERSE MEANING TEXT OF VERSE ILLUSTRATING MEANING
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Jb35-03 PROTECT*1 How will observance PROTECT me
Nu22-30 PROTECT*2 Do I PROTECT you by banging into walls
Ecc10-09 PROTECT*3 The tree-cutter will be PROTECTED by them
Is22-15 TREASURER*4 Go to the TREASURER
Ex01-11d RESERVES*4 They build RESERVE cities for Pharoh
Ecc9-15 POOR*5 No one remembers this POOR person
NOTES
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*1 The basic meaning of the root Samech-Caph-Nun is PROTECT
*2 Radak interprets S-C-N as HABIT (Do I HABITUALLY behave
this way). The reference is to the mule banging into
a wall. But I think the verse natually is interpreted
as DO I PROTECT YOU BY BANGING INTO WALLS
*3 Radak interprets THE TREE-CUTTER WILL BE WARMED BY THEM
(That is PROTECTED BY THE TREES/WOOD)
But you can also interpret PROTECTED BY THEM (e.g.
it can refer to the protection of a house or the
warmth of a fire)
*4 Thus the TREASURER guards the TREASURES or the
RESERVES. It is not clear whether S-C-N refers to
RESERVES or TREASURES--but its basic meaning is
protected items.
*5 The reference is to POOR people who are PROTECTED
and under the AEGIS of PROTECTORS.
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*10 The list of roots is courtesy of the Radak
BOOK OF ROOTS
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List of meanings of root Yud-Dalet-Nun=To appreciate*1
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE WITH y-d-a TRANSLATED AS appreciate
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Ex01-08b A new king arose on Egypt who didnt APPRECIATE Joseph
Ex18-11a Now I APPRECIATE that God is greater than all gods
Gn18-19a I'll FAMILIARIZE Abraham about Sedom & Gmarrah
Dt29-03a God didn't give you a heart to be FAMILIAR(with Him)
Dt34-10a A prophet ... that God was FAMILIAR with face to face
Gn12-11a & Abraham said to Sarah 'I APPRECIATE you are beautiful'
Gn42-23a they didn't APPRECIATE that Joseph was listening
Ex01-08b ..a new (Egyptian King) who wasn-t FAMILIAR with Joseph
Ex16-06b And you will APPRECIATE that God took you out of Egypt
Gn19-05a Send the men out and we will be FAMILIAR(rape) them
Ex02-25a God heard their screams and God APPRECIATED them
Ex03-07a for I APPRECIATE their suffering
Gn22-12c Now I APPRECIATE that you are God fearing
Nu11-16b Take people FAMILIAR TO YOU and make them your leaders
NOTES
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We suffice with pointing out that Y-D-A means either
APPRECIATE or FAMILIAR. Different Rashis give different
levels of explicitness of detail. Similarly in some verses
the translation APPRECIATE/ FAMILIAR is punchier than in
others
A previous reference on the root Y-D-A is
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h5n3.htm
The root Y-D-A is an excellent example of how to learn Rashi
There are 14 Rashis on Y-D-A. Only in SOME of them does
Rashi state YDA means TO BE FAMILIAR or to APPRECIATE
On the other Rashis, his comments are much terser.
Similarly with the Biblical verses: In some of them
the meaning of Y-D-A is clearer. For example in Ruth02-01
Y-D-A refers to a RELATIVE, a FAMILIAR, someone you know
Dt29-03 is another good example:
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God didnt give you a heart to UNDERSTAND
till today
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For more details see the above url
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List of Synonym pairs-differ minutely*1
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VERSE WORD BASIC IDEA NUANCES
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Ex01-07a S-R-Tz Reproduce Reproduce alot*9 *11
Gn47-23a HAY HERE I am giving this to you*8
Gn43-28a KiDaH BOW BOW
Gn43-28a SaChaH BOW PROSTRATE
Gn15-05a NBT SEE To FACE a situation
Gn29-17b TOAR Good looks Good FIGURE
Gn29-17c MAREH Good looks Good LOOKS
Lv15-03a R-R To SPILL To OOZE out*1
Lv14-41a YQTzA To CUT To SANDPAPER*2
Lv11-35a KIRaIM STOVES OVEN*3
Lv02-05a MChVT Pots FRYING-PAN:Pot*4
Lv02-07a MRChST Pots FRYING-PAN:Pot*4
Lv13-02a SAYTH White SNOW-WHITE:CLOUD-WHITE*5
Lv13-02b BHRT White SNOW-WHITE:CLOUD-WHITE*5
Dt24-06a RChIM Grindstone Bottom vs Top Grindstone*6
Dt24-06b RCV Grindstone Top vs Bottom Grindstone*6
Ex31-18a KIYOR BASIN Vat:Sprinkler*7
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*1 This root occurs very infrequently We have
- Lv15-03a oozing (RR) of sexual secretions
- 1S21-14 (Spittle)
- Jb06-06(Oozing of plants or spittle)
*2 Thus YQTziA doesnt just refer to ANY CUTTING but
rather to SANDPAPERING. Hence this root can
also refer to CORNERS and EDGES
(which get their distinctness from being SANDPAPERED)
*3 I used an English analogy. Actually TNUR vs CIRaYIM
seem to refer to a ONE-burner vs a TWO-Burner
hot plate. I am not actually sure on all details*10
*4 Both of these are pots. One is shallow--the type
used for frying. The other is deep--the type
used for rich cooking*10
*5 These are two shades of white. I dont know if analogies
exist in English (CLOUD-WHITE or
SNOW-WHITE vs MARBLE WHITE)*10
*6 I dont believe English has technical terms for the TOP
vs the Bottom grindstone*10
*7 Again there are no English words. The Kaph-Vuv-Resh
refers to a VAT that can hold about 200 Gallons
By contrast the Kaph-Yud-Vuv-Resh refers to a hugh
TANK of water with faucet holes. This TANK was
used to wash hands and legs in the temple (The water
sprinkled out of the holes and washed the person)
*8 HAY only occurs twice in the Bible (The other occurence
is at Ez16-43). The difference between HAY and HINAY
seems to be that
- You use HINAY (HERE) when the object you are giving
is actually there
- You use HAY (HERE) when the object you are giving
is not necessarily physically there but accessible.
Hence since Joseph said HERE, I AM GIVING YOU SEED,
and was referring to SEED he possessed (but not
seed that he had immediately before him) we use
the word HAY not HINAY. (This suggested difference
is conjectural; there are verses with Hinay that
would seem to contradict it--if so HAY and HINAY
would simply be two synonyms with the same meaning)
*9 So eg REPRODUCE and INSECTIFY both have the same
basic meaning of HAVING CHILDREN. But INSECTIFY
has the added nuance of having MANY CHILDREN
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*10 I believe Rashis basic thrust in all these verses is
explaining items that are ALMOST similar in meaning
but have some subtle nuance (Like STOVE OVEN).
However Rashi goes further and gives etymologies of
some of these words eg
- SeAyTh = CLOUD WHITE (From NaSiH=cloud)
- MaChaVath= FRYING PAN (Has a rim that HIDES(Cheth-Bet)
- MaRCheSeth= Deep Cooking Pan(food BUBBLES (RaChSh))
- RCV=Top Grindstone that RIDES(RCV) on the other grindstone
There are more etymologies; some of these have been
discussed elsewhere. I believe these are the basic ones.
*11 Rashi-s actual language is
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S-R-Tz means to have 6 children at a time
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The number 6 has sent the Rashi commentators
into a frenzy. Some Rashi commentators derive
the number 6 from the 6 verbs in Ex01-07
- (1) The Jews REPRODUCED
- (2) and INSECTIFIED
- (3) and MULTIPLIED
- (4) and became HUMONGOUS
- (5) ALOT
- (6) ALOT
However a simpler approach to Rashi is the following
- The word INSECTIFY means HAVE CHILDREN LIKE INSECTS
- So INSECTIFY means HAVE AS MANY CHILDREN AS YOU CAN
- But the maxmimum children a woman can have is 6
- So Rashi-is-Simple
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