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VERSE: Gn01-11b

RASHIS COVERED: Gn01-11b Gn02-14a Gn01-20b Gn01-25a

======================== Gn01-11b ============================

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 Naming words by VERB-NOUN transformations
Gn01-11b
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- TO MEADOW = To PRODuCE a meadow
Here a NOUN(MEADOW) comes to mean the VERB of PRODUCING
that item.

EXAMPLE Naming items using 4 letter roots Gn02-14a
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The ChiDeKeL, literally, the SHARP-LIGHT refers
to a chilly river rapids. Here the 4 letter root
--XDQL--is perceived as the sum of 2 two-letter roots
(XD=Sharp as in English, Sharp waters) and (QL=light
as in LIGHT waters)

EXAMPLE Naming items using 2 letter roots Gn01-20a
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The $RC = The INSECTS = PARADIGMS($) of RUNNERS(RC)
Here the 3 letter root $RC (Insect) is perceived as
the sum of the 1 letter root ($=PARADIGM) and the
2 letter root (RC=RUNNER)

EXAMPLE UNIFIED MEANING Gn01-25a
--------------------------------
The root &$H means TO CREATE and can refer to making
anything new
- CREATE----Make SOMETHING NEW
- DO------- Create an activity
- FIX------ Make something NEW
- ACQUIRE-- Make NEW acquisition
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      8 METHODS OF NAMING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW                LIST050d
List of words with       NOUN-VERB (TO MEADOW=make a meadow)
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      2-4 LETTER ROOTS
SEE BELOW                LIST910h
List of                  4 letter roots=sum of 2 letter roots
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SEE BELOW                LIST910m
List of roots where      $(SHIN) means PARADIGM OF
-----------------------  -----------------------------------
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      UNIFIED MEANING
SEE BELOW                LIST862f
List of verses with      Root Ayin-Sin-Hey = MAKE/CREATE
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=========================== LIST910h =======================
List of 4 letter roots=sum of 2 letter roots
============================================================
4 LETTER ROOT MEANING      1st 2 LETTERS   LAST 2 LETTERS
============= ============ =============== =================
ChiDeKeL*9    Cold Rapids  Sharp           Light
DuChiFath     Enough Handl Enough(DAI)     KAPH(Handles)*9
YeHoShuA*8    God will Sav God (YAH)       Will Save(SHA)
AVRAYCH*1*4   Good leader  Father          Gentle/soft
MMZR*1        Illegitimate Blemished       (From a)Stranger
ARAL          Angel        Lion (of)       God
BLAD          Except       Without (BLi)   Others
BRZL          Iron         Strong (BRi)    Branch (ZLZL)
ZLAF          Fright       Worthless       (and) Fatigued*3
SRAF          Branches     A Pot (ie nest) (for) Birds *2
PANAYACH      Insightful   Brings out(POA) The Hidden(NAX)*5
ChachLiL      Intoxicating Swirling(LL)    the palate(XC)*6
SnaPir        Fish fins    Shrub like(SN)  used to fly*7

NOTES:
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*1 There are two approaches to 4 letter roots. Sometimes we
try and see them as 2 two letter roots and sometimes we try
and see them as a 3 letter root with an extra letter. Thus
ASTR is explained in the Talmud as ASR. Rav Hirsch stuck to
the 3 letter approach even in obvious cases--thus he takes
MMZR from MZR a rare word in Job.

Similarly Rashi cites a controversy on AVRAYCH:
-- A double 2 letter approach would yield:
   AVRAYCH=Gentle(Rc) Father(Av)
-- A 3 letter approach would yield:
   AVRAYCH=Kneel (Brch) to me (Aleph)


*2 Note the poetic lisence in e.g.
     SRAF =  BIRD(AF) POT (SiR)= Something for Bird nests
This type of small poetic lisence is common in etymologies
and makes their study difficult

*3  Note the finer nuances in some translations. For example ZLAF
occurs rarely in TNACH and its meaning is inferred from its
context. The RDQ in his book of ROOTS says its meaning is SOME
TYPE OF FRIGHT....this could go well with the verse cited by
RDK: "fright has overtaken me"

But perhaps a BETTER translation is
feeling worthless and tired So that the verse with
ZLAF would mean WORTHLESSNESS & FATIGUE HAS OVERTAKEN ME
Then again perhaps there is no way to see which translation
is better

*4 Rashi Gn41-43b

*5 Rashi Gn41-45

*6 Rashi Gn49-12a

*7 The following may help:
   - PRCh means to FLY; in connection with fish it could
   refer to swimming throughout the water

   - SN can mean THORNBUSH or BRANCHES (Songs07-09). I
   therefore suggest it means SHRUB like.

   So SN-PR would refer to SHRUB-LIKE(SN) protrusions by
   which a fish FLYES (PR) - SNPR.

*8 Rashi Nu13-16a

*9 The reference is to a bird with a DOUBLE CROP. Since DU in
   ARAMAIC means TWO it appears that Rashi is saying
   -------------------------------------------------
   DuChiFath = Double(DU) Handle(Caph)=Double CRop
   -------------------------------------------------

   However we think it preferable that Rashi used Hebrew roots
   to explain Hebrew words(Provided simple exaplanations exist)
   Hence we read Rashi as saying
   --------------------------------------
   DuChiFath = ENOUGH (Dai) Handles(CAPH)
   --------------------------------------

   Thus the word does not DIRECTLY mean DOUBLE CROP. Rather
   the essential meaning of the word is ENOUGH HANDLES. The
   method by which this particular bird implements this
   ENOUGHNESS is thru use of the DOUBLE CROP.

*10 Rashi Gn02-14a Chid-Kel are the SHARP-LIGHT cold river
    rapids.
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======================= LIST050d =============================
List of words with       NOUN and VERB forms*10
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NOUN-VERB  VERB Means                              TYPE
========== ======================================= ===========
To MEADOW  To create a meadow                      Create*13
To Miracle To make miracles for someone            Create*9
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 BEAUTY  Remove the BEAUTY(Top) of trees*11      Remove
To YOUNG   Remove the YOUNG grapes*12              Remove
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 Straw   GATHER straw(Standard straw activity)*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, Ex27-03b

*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 Ex05-07a Ex05-07b

*9 Dt04-34a (Has any gOD MADE MIRACLES the way Your
   God has ...)
------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES --------------------

*10
   We present 3 methods by which OBJECTS (Nouns) acquire
   ACTIVITY (verb) meaning
   - eg To RECORD = to CREATE a RECORD
   - eg To DUST   = to REMOVE dust
   - eg To HAMMER = do STANDARD ACTIVITY of hammar

*11 Dt24-21a -- the Bible is using Metonomy here--it is
    naming part of a tree (the TOP) by an attribute
    strongly associated with it (the BEAUTY of the tree)
    See LIST871d

*12 Dt24-20a. There are two aspects to the derivation
    - First YOUNG people are identified with YOUNG plants
    - Second: We are prohibited to YOUNG them=REMOVE them
    Finally Rashi shows how the oral law interacts with
    Biblical nuances--Rashi cites the definitions of
    YOUNG vs OLD-MATURE grape
    - a MATURE grape is a grape that either
    - - belongs to a GRAPE CLUSTER(drooping attachments
        from a main vine) OR
    - - belong to a STICK--bundled grapes one on top
        of another attached to a branch.

*13 Gn01-11b
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======================= LIST910m =============================
List of roots where      $(SHIN) means PARADIGM OF
==============================================================
ROOT    MEANING      $=PARADIGM   LAST 2 LETTERS.. MEANING
======= ============ ============ ================ ===========
$RC     insect       PARADIGM OF  (rc)             RUNNERS
$GL     lover        PARADIGM OF  (gl)             UNCOVERING
$XL     lion         PARADIGM OF  (xl)             FRIGHT
$XQ     grind        PARADIGM OF  (xk)             STAMPING
$KL     cluster      PARADIGM OF  (kl)             ALL THERE
$KB     death        PARADIGM OF  (kb)             EXTINGUISHD
$LK     throw        PARADIGM OF  (lk)             GOING

NOTES
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====================== LIST862f ========================
List of verses with      Root Ayin-Sin-Hey = MAKE/CREATE
This root can mean DO, MAKE, ACQUIRE, FIX, SQUEEZE
========================================================
VERSE     VERSE WITH MEANING OF AYIN-SIN-HEY CAPPED
========= ==============================================
1S12-06   God who MADE Moses and Aaron
--------  ----------------------------------------
Dt12-08   Do not DO like the idolaters*1
--------  ----------------------------------------
Gn12-05   The staff they ACQUIRED in Charan*2
Dt08-17   Thru my own might I ACQUIRED this wealth
--------  ----------------------------------------
Dt21-12a  FIX her nails*3
2S19-25   He hadnt FIXED his mustache
Gn01-07a  God FIXED the heavens
Gn18-08c  Abraham FIXED up the beef
P139-15   I was FIXED in the darkness (of the womb)
Gn01-25a  God FIXED up the beasts He created
--------  -----------------------------------------
Ez23-21   When Egypt SQUEEZED your breasts*4
Ez23-08   SQUEEZE her virgin breasts

NOTES
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*1 To DO something is to CREATE an action

*2 We could also translate: The staff they MADE in Charan
   (eg they converted the people). Both MAKING and
   ACQUIRING refer to making an object your own. But in
   MAKING you take an ALREADY existing object and transfer
   its ownership

*3 Both FIXING and CREATING refer to making an object
   usable. In one case you create the object from scratch
   In FIXING you take an object that ALREADY EXISTS
   and re-create it

*4 I would suggest that SQUEEZING the breasts refers
   to FIXING the breasts (When they are overloaded with
   milk -- the same way working mothers have machines
   that unload the milk).

   The phrase VIRGIN breasts does not mean the BREASTS
   of VIRGINS but rather the breasts that have never
   nursed
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