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VERSE: Gn01-11b
RASHIS COVERED: Gn01-11b Gn02-14a Gn01-20b Gn01-25a
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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 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
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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
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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
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4 LETTER ROOT MEANING 1st 2 LETTERS LAST 2 LETTERS
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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
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DuChiFath = Double(DU) Handle(Caph)=Double CRop
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However we think it preferable that Rashi used Hebrew roots
to explain Hebrew words(Provided simple exaplanations exist)
Hence we read Rashi as saying
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DuChiFath = ENOUGH (Dai) Handles(CAPH)
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...)
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*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
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ROOT MEANING $=PARADIGM LAST 2 LETTERS.. MEANING
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$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
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VERSE VERSE WITH MEANING OF AYIN-SIN-HEY CAPPED
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1S12-06 God who MADE Moses and Aaron
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Dt12-08 Do not DO like the idolaters*1
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Gn12-05 The staff they ACQUIRED in Charan*2
Dt08-17 Thru my own might I ACQUIRED this wealth
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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
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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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