The 3 meanings of ALSO:#1 of 9 ############################################################### 10 YEAR Ayelet RASHI-YOMI CYCLE April 29, 2000 Rashis 15-16 Of 7800 (0.2%) Reprinted from Rashi-is-Simple, (c) 1999-Present, Dr. Hendel with permission of the author, myself For further details/archives visit the Rashi website http://www.shamash.org/rashi/ or the Rashi Yomi website http://www.shamash.org/rashi/chevruta.htm [Permission granted to reprint these articles with this header provided it is not for profit] ############################################################### The following 9 unit series is devoted to the Rashis on the Hebrew word >GAM (Also) A person completing this series will have proficiency in the 3 methods by which the word >ALSO is understood. These 3 methods are introduced in this introduction and the next issue followed by all Rashis on GAM. #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 1999 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* The word >ALSO in both English and Hebrew denotes >something extra. The word ALSO occurs about 150 times in TNACH. In 26 (15%) cases Rashi comments and presents what is extra. EXAMPLE 1 Gn20-05a --------- For example: Avimelech protests to God when He wishes to punish Avimelech for wanting Sarah, Abraham's wife, whom Avimelech thought was Abraham's sister. Avimelech protests >'But she ALSO said she was his sister' We ask who else (besides Sarah) could have ALSO said that Sarah was Abraham's sister? Rashi says >Sarahs servants ALSO said that Sarah was >Abraham's sister(Gn20-5a) The reader is invited to try and think of alternative approaches and see if they are better EXAMPLE 2 Gn24-44a --------- Similarly when Rivkah >ALSO gave ELIEZER water Rashi says she >also offered his servants (Gn24-44a) We now summarize by indicating the 3 methods or themes by which >ALSO indicates SOMETHING EXTRA We present the 1st method today; the other 2 will be presented tomorrow. THEME 1: ALSO means SOMEONE ELSE ================================ --Examples like >ELIEZER ALSO got water >(SOMEONE ELSE got water-- >Possibly his servants(Gn24-44a)) In these examples there is an extra RECIPIENT of an action. ----------------------------------------------- | FORESHADOWING QUESTION | | ======================= | | The other two themes/methods will be | | presented tomorrow. Can you figure them out?| | How else can the word | | >also | | be interpreted? | ----------------------------------------------- #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 1999 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*