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VERSE: Ex10-21a

======================= Ex10-21a ====================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashi's 10 main goals is explaining word
meaning similar to what a dictionary might do. Rashi
had 10 vehicles by which to explain word meaning.
Rashi will sometimes explain word meaning by methods
common to all languages such as naming by FORM,
FUNCTION, FEEL etc

Today we study naming items by EXAGGERATION, a
techniques common to all languages.

For example BREAKFAST refers to the day-s first meal;
it is the meal where you BREAK your FAST.  Similarly
the SKY-SCRAPER is pictured as SCRAPING the SKY.
Here are some Biblical examples of EXAGGERATION.

EXAMPLE 1 Ex10-21a--a FELT DARKNESS
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Verse Ex10-21a states
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God said to Moses
Waive your hand on the sky
and there will be darkness in Egypt
and the darkness WILL BE FELT
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Rashi comments
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The phrase DARKNESS WILL BE FELT
is an EXAGGERATION---it simply means
that the darkness will be darker than
night darkness (When there is some
visibility). The darkness will be so
great that movement will be inhibited
(Because you can't see where you are going)
and it will appear as if the darkness is
being FELT and preventing movement
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LIST972a below summarizes these examples and provides
further examples.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      EXAGGERATION
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW                LIST972a
Words whose meaning      shows exaggeration
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================= LIST972a ========================
Words whose meaning      shows exaggeration
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VERSE     TEXT OF VERSE         CAPPED TERM MEANS..
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Ex10-21a  darkness will be FELT darker than usual
Ex21-03a  he comes in his BODY  BODY-ONLY=single
Lv19-20a  WINTERED to a man     Engaged vs Married
Gn33-13a  Young ON ME           Carry ON SHOULDERS
--------  Skyscraper            Tall building
--------  Breakfast             1st meal of day
--------  Hear a pin drop       Silence

NOTES
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*1 EXAGGERATION is also called (possibly with some
   differences) as BDELYGMIA and HYPERBOLE. But
   the basic concept of EXAGGERATING is the same
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