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VERSE: Gn17-19b

======================== NAMING METHDS ==========================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Gn17-19 explicitly says that ABRAHAM LAUGHED AT THE IDEA OF A
100 YEAR OLD PERSON HAVING CHILDREN. The next verses state that
Isaacs name would be YITZCHAK which means LAUGHABLE. It would
thus appear that YITZCHAK has a 2 fold meaning
-- YITZCHAK was named after an ACCIDENTAL attribute--Abraham
   laughed at the idea of his birth
-- YITZCHAK was named after a DEEP attribute--throughout his
   life, YITZCHAK who headed the Jewish people would be laughed
   at because of the idea that the Jewish nation will be
   important

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:               WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:            NAMING METHODS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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One of Rashis goals is to explain meaning the same way the
dictionary explains meaning. Rashi has a variety of techniques
by which he can ascertain the meaning of a word. In fact in
the reference below we outline 13 methods by which Rashi can
ascertain meaning. In todays posting Rashi ascertains the
meaning of a NAME by an EXPLICIT VERSE which links the name
with some attribute of the person. As we show below, the
attribute involved is both ACCIDENTAL & DEEP. For example
Abraham laughed that he would have a child(This is a one-
time-event)--but the world laughs at the Jewish goals of
survival (This is a deeper-repeating theme)*10

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RASHI RULE
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http://www.RashiYomi.com/means-32.htm

This reference summarizes the 13 methods by which ideas
are named.

TODAYS LIST
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We list 5 people. In each case we show how the name corresponds
-to a superficial one time event (eg Moshe PULLED(MSH)from Nile)
-to a deeper repeating event(Eg Moshe PULLED JEWS to safety)
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NAME    SUPERFICIAL REASON                 DEEP REASON
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Yitzcak Abraham LAUGHED:100 year old birth Jewish survival ODD*1
Abraham Abraham came from OTHER SIDE(AVR)  He stood AGAINST world
Mosheh  Mosheh was PULLED(MOSH)from Nile   He PULLED Jews out *2
Joshua  May God SAVE YOU(YSH) from Spies   SAVE YOU from Canaan*3
Israel  WRESTLED (Saritha) with Angel*4    WRESTELED with NonJews

NOTES
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*1 Gn17-17 Abraham laughed that a 100 year old will give birth
   Idea of Jewish nation is also odd and something scoffed at

*2 Compare Ex02-10
   Moses was called MSH because he was PULLED(MSH) from wather

   Compare Isa63-11
   Where is the MOSHE(PULLER) of his nation WHO RAISED THEM
   from the sea

*3 Nu13-16
   And Moses called HOSHEA, JOSHUA (MAY GOD SAVE YOU)

   Considering the fact that Joshua led the Jews into Canaan,
   it would appear that Moses prayer applies to the whole of
   Joshuas life

*4 Gn33-28
   Jacob was called ISRAEL because he WRESTLED (SRH) with
   people and Angels

   Throughout history Jacob wrestled for survival from the
   non-jewish nations among which he lived

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*10 The idea of connecting ACCIDENTAL-ONE-TIME events as
    casting light on DEEPER-LONG-TIME events is a main method
    in marital therapy--very often spousal disputes appear
    superficial and isolated--however upon closer examination
    these disputes reflect deeper repeating themes.

    One of the contributions of Rashi-is-Simple has been
    to show that certain superficial explanations also have
    deeper meanings
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RASHI RULE USED: WORD MEANINGS
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