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VERSE: Gn09-17a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main methods is the explanation of meaning
the same way a dictionary explains meaning. We call this
the WORD MEANING method. Rashi used 10 vehicles to explain
meaning.
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The SPECIAL WORD submethod of the WORD MEANING method
focuses on the meaning of SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL WORDS
such as ALSO, IF-THEN, etc. Every language has
special words
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The word THIS is considered a SPECIAL WORD method.
The word THIS, when used by the Bible, always indicates
some type of pointing. LIST005f below presents several
examples of Biblical verses with the word THIS. In each
case Rashi interprets THIS as indicating some type
of pointing.
For example
- Gn09-17a states that God told Noach
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THIS is the sign of the convenant which I
am making with the human race
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Rashi comments
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The word THIS shows that God SHOWED Noach
an actual RAINBOW which is the sign of the
convenant
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LIST005f below presents many examples that use
THIS which Rashi indicates as indicating some type of
POINTING.
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: SPECIAL CONNECTIVE WORDS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS CONNECTIVE WORDS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #8
SEE BELOW LIST005f
List of verses with the word THIS(referent,pointer)
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======================= LIST005f ================================
List of verses with the word THIS(referent,pointer)
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VERSE VERSE TEXT w THIS How THIS indicates POINTING
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Ex15-02d This is my God They pointed heavenward to God
Ex04-02a whats this in hand what is in your hand*1
Ex14-20d this and this didnt the two armies didnt get near
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Gn09-17a THIS is the sign God showed Noah actual RAINBOW
Ex32-01c This Moses is gone Satan showed image of Moses
Lv11-02d These are Kosher God showed him animal pictures
Nu08-04a This is the make God showed him a Candellabrah
Ex30-13a This should be Tax God showed him a Half Dollar
Dt22-14b THIS WOMAN did.. WOMAN is there and pointed to*6
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Ex12-42b THIS night is Gods Referent to Abes DARKNESS vision*2
Nu14-22b tested me THIS 10 Reference to 10 complaints*3
Nu30-02b THIS God says THIS language must be used*4
Gn25-22c WHY THIS ME Refers to her current activities*5
NOTES
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*1 Rashi also makes comments on the deliberate
misspelling of this word. MISSPELLING is a Biblical
technique. The technical name is METAPLASMUS. Examples
may be found in LIST080a which includes Ex04-02a
*2 Gn15-12:14 ....As the sun set a coma fell on Abraham and
all of a sudden a fear, great darkness, fell on him
and God said...Surely know that your descendants will
be foreigners in a land that doesnt belong to them---
and they will be enslaved -- and they will torture
them 400 years--and also the nation they serve I
will judge and then they will leave with a big reward
Thus THIS night of redemption refers to the redemption
mentioned in the above prophecy (Perhaps there is
also a pun on the darkness)
*3 See LIST210c below
*4 In other words the word THIS makes the contents of the
chapter SPECIFIC and FOCUSED...the exact language
in the chapter must be used in freeing people from
vows (Normally Biblical language are generalized)
For further details see footnote *10
*5 Thus Rivkah had been praying for children....yet
when she experienced the infants fighting each other
in the womb she asked WHY AM I THIS (That is WHY AM
I PRAYING FOR CHILDREN if I go thru this) and the
answer came back that they would be great nations.
*6 Rashi infers from this that in a court case both litigants
must be present when allegations are stated.
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*10
Rashi also makes another point: Moses used the
language THIS IS WHAT GOD SAID while other
prophets used the language THUS SAID GOD (THIS
is more specific than THUS).
For a database layout of introductory prophetic phrases
used by MOSES vs OTHER PROPHETS see LIST605f & LIST605g
It is clear from this list that this rule is only approximate
and not absolute. Hence we believe that Rashi rejected
this explanation.
In general we believe that Rashis 1st explanation (when
there are 2 explanations) can be refuted and should not
be accepted
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========================= LIST955z =====================
List of Synonym pairs
LIST955z continues LIST955a
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VERSE WORD BASIC IDEA NUANCES
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Dt23-02a CtCrsh Testicle CRUSHED testicles(CUT-CRUSH)
Dt23-02b CtSpll Testicle CUT penal shaft(CUT-SPILL)
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Nu22-08c YASHAV location STAY OVER
- - - - AVAR location PASS THRU
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- - - - YASHAV position SIT
- - - - AMAD position STAND
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Gn32-05a YASHAV residence DWELL
- - - - GUR residence FOREIGNER
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Nu21-20d PISGAH High Cliff
-------- HAR High Mountain
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Nu13-23a ZMoRaH Grapes Grape VINE
Nu13-23 EshKoL Grapes Grape CLUSTER
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Lv22-18a NDR*13 Donation VOW-eg I-ll bring a sacrifice
Lv22-18b NDBH Donation DONATION-eg Donate Tmpl money
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Lv22-22a &WRT Blind Feminine form
- - - - &WR Blind Masculine form
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Lv13-45a PRM Tear tear ON SEAM
- - - - QR& Tear GENERAL tear
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Ex28-28c XBR Unite Unite
- - - - RKS Unite Unite by TIGHTENING*8
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Nu17-21a TWK In Centrally in *7
- - - - Beth In In
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Gn01-11a D$A FIELD MEADOW*6
- - - - &SW FIELD GRASS*6
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Dt28-68a ANIH BOAT Both words mean boat *5
- - - - SFINH BOAT Both words mean boat *5
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Dt18-03c Z-R-A HAND/THROW ZRA=arm; ZRA=to scatter
-------- Y-D-H HAND/THROW YD=hand; YDH=to throw
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Dt13-06a S-R-H FABRICATE it is REMOVED from reality*4
-------- B-D-A FABRICATE it is ISOLATED from reality
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Dt05-17b A-V-H DESIRE*3 desire in ONES HEART-FANTASIZ
Ex20-17 X-M-D DESIRE*3 COVET-desire ACQUISITION
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Dt11-25c P-X-D FEAR IMMEDIATE Fear-Good pimples*1
Dt11-25d M-R-H FEAR ANXIETY-LONG TERM Fear-vision
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Dt11-14c I-R-H RAIN*2 FIRST rain-IMPREGNATES ground
Dt11-14d MLK$ RAIN*2 FINAL rain-SOFTENS Ground
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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
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*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
*13 Rashi brings several distinctions on the nuances
between VOWS vs DONATIONS
- VOWS are PERSONAL (eg I will bring...)
- DONATIONS are OBJECT oriented
(eg This material is to Tmpl)
- VOWS come for OFFERINGS
- DONATIONS come for TEMPLE repairs
- VOWS come for personal EXPIATION
- DONATIONS do not come personal EXPIATION
Rashi in fact notes that the word FOR EXPIATION
(Resh-Tzade-Hey) does occur in Lv22-23. However
this is just an accident. The main Rashi point comes
from the VOW:DONATION difference---in English also
- VOW has personal connotation (I undertake..) while
- DONATION has object connotation (this item goes to..)
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