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VERSE: Ex29-05a

RASHIS COVERED: Ex29-05a Ex28-28c

====================== Ex29-05a =======================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain meaning
the same way a dictionary explains meaning. Rashi
had a variety of methods to infer meaning. In this
posting we review 2 such methods

EXAMPLE--To COAT a COAT (Ex29-05a)
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There are three ways a NOUN can become
a verb
- CREATE IT: eg TO FLOWER
- DESTROY IT: eg to DUST
- USE IT NORMALLY: eg to HAMMAR
Ex29-05a speaks about COATING the coat which means
putting it on and tightening all buttons and belts

See LIST050d below for many other delightful examples
Here, Rashi shows how NOUNS can become VERBS


EXAMPLE--Resh-Caph-Samech = TIGHTEN Ex28-28c
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The Hebrew root Resh-Caph-Samech occurs in only
3 verses. Note because there are only 3 verses it
is hard to pinpoint the meaning exactly.

Rashi says it refers to UNIFICATION
I say it refers to being TIGHT (which is like
Rashis unification). Here are the verses
- TIGHTEN the AYPHOD garment
- save me from GANGS (People TIGHTLY together)
- God will make the MOUNTAIN TIGHTS smooth
(Rashi explains that MOUNTAIN TIGHTS are two
close mountains with a deep gorge between them)


LIST955z presents other synonym pairs like
Here Rashi explains the nuances in SYNONYM
PAIRS like UNITE-TIGHTEN (The footnotes in the
list present the opinion of the Radack on this root)
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ITEM                     DETAIL
======================== ===========================
RASHI RULE CLASS:        WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      8 METHODS OF NAMING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW                LIST050d
List of words with       NOUNS becoming VERBS
------------------------ ---------------------------
SEE BELOW                LIST955z
List of                  Synonym pairs
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========================= LIST955z =====================
List of                  Synonym pairs
LIST955z continues LIST955a
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VERSE    WORD   BASIC IDEA NUANCES
======== ====== ========== =============================
Ex28-28c XBR    Unite      Unite
- - - -  RKS    Unite      Unite by TIGHTENING*8
-------  -----  ------     ----------------------
Nu17-21a TWK    In         Centrally in *7
- - - -  Beth   In         In
-------  -----  ------     ----------------------
Gn01-11a D$A    FIELD      MEADOW*6
- - - -  &SW    FIELD      GRASS*6
-------  -----  ------     ----------------------
Dt28-68a ANIH   BOAT       Both words mean boat *5
- - - -  SFINH  BOAT       Both words mean boat *5
-------  -----  ------     ----------------------
Dt18-03c Z-R-A  HAND/THROW ZRA=arm; ZRA=to scatter
-------- Y-D-H  HAND/THROW YD=hand; YDH=to throw
-------  -----  ------     ----------------------
Dt13-06a S-R-H  FABRICATE  it is REMOVED from reality*4
-------- B-D-A  FABRICATE  it is ISOLATED from reality
-------  -----  ------      ----------------------
Dt05-17b A-V-H  DESIRE*3   desire in ONES HEART-FANTASIZ
Ex20-17  X-M-D  DESIRE*3   COVET-desire ACQUISITION
-------  -----  ------      ----------------------
Dt11-25c P-X-D  FEAR       IMMEDIATE Fear-Good pimples*1
Dt11-25d M-R-H  FEAR       ANXIETY-LONG TERM Fear-vision
-------  -----  ------      ----------------------
Dt11-14c I-R-H  RAIN*2	   FIRST rain-IMPREGNATES ground
Dt11-14d MLK$   RAIN*2     FINAL rain-SOFTENS Ground
-------  -----  ------      ----------------------


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

*6 - GRASS can refer to MANY or SINGULAR grass
   - MEADOW only refers to a WHOLE MEADOW of GRASS


*7 TWK verses Beth (CENTRALLY IN vs IN)
   explains several Rashis:
   Nu17-21a Gn02-09b Ex24-1a Lv24-10c
   Gn01-06b Nu35-34a See LIST955j

*8 Hence
   - Ex28-28c TIGHTEN the AYFOD garment
   - P031-21  Save me from GANGS(people TIGHTELY together)
   - Is40-04  God will smooth the TIGHT mountains
   (Rashi explains that TIGHT MOUNTAINS are mountains
   close together with deep georges between them)*12

--------------------- 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.


*12 Rashi translates RKS as UNITE.
    I have examined the verses and think the nuances
    of TIGHTEN-which is a particular form of tightening
    is more precise

    Rashi and my analysis apparently override the
    RADACK who translates (from context) RKS as meaning
    HIGH. Compare
    - RAISE the AYFOD (By tightening it)
    - Save me from HAUGHTY people
    - God will smooth the HIGH mountains
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======================= LIST050d =============================
List of words with       NOUNS becoming VERBS
==============================================================
NOUN-VERB  VERB Means                              TYPE
========== ======================================= ===========
To Plant   Creation (planting) of plants           Create
To record  To Create a record                      Create
To milk    To Create(bring forth) milk             Create
To fire*1  To Create a fire(e.g.in a furnace)      Create
To build   To Create a building                    Create
To worm    To produce/bring forth Worms*2          Create
To BORDER  To make borders*3                       Create
EMBROIDER  Make embroidery*4                       Create
---------  ------------------------------------    --------
To dust    Removal of dust *5                      Remove
To UpRoot  To remove the roots(from the ground)    Remove
To DeFrost To remove the frost                     Remove
Blood*6    To remove the blood (ie to KILL)        Remove
---------  ------------------------------------    --------
To hammar  Do Standard activity done with hammar   Standard
To screw   Do Standard activity done with screws   Standard
To fan     Do Standard activity done with a Fan    Standard
To Dough   Do standard activity with DOUGH*7       Standard
To Fly     FLYING-Standard activity of Housefly    Standard
To COAT    To place coat on and tighten it*8       Standard

NOTES
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*1 eg To FIRE a furnace

*2 Ex16-20b

*3 Ex19-12a

*4 Ex28-39a EMBROIDER the pants of LINEN
   means make them embroidered

*5 Nu04-13b

*6 Lv17-04a

*7 As we have explained it TO DOUGH would mean
   to BAKE. Actually we need another step. A verb
   can refer to its ACTIVITY FORM. So the 2 steps are
   - DOUGH becomes TO DOUGH=to BAKE
   - TO DOUGH becomes TO SWELL (form of DOUGH rising)
   See LIST814a for more details

*8 Ex29-05a
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