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VERSE: Gn27-46a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn27-46a Lv20-23a Nu21-05c Nu22-03b Ex01-12c

==================== Kuph-Tzade has 9 Meanings ==================

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TEXT - Gn27-46a
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Rivkah said to Isaac: I am DISGUSTED: If Jacob
takes a Canaanite wife what purpose does my life have

RASHI
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Rashi identifies DISGUSTED as 1 of
the 9 meanings of KUPH-TZADE*10

THE LIST
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Combining Rashi and Radack we have 9 meanings to Kuph-Tzade.
In this list however, which will be completed next issue,
we only present the Rashis pointing out that KUPH-TZADE
means DISGUSTED.

Rashi suggests two nuances/etymologies *11 *12 for KTZ=DISGUSTED
- (Lv20-23a)A DISGUST LIKE OVEREATING: You indulged & liked the
  item but you no longer want it:Your DESIRES have ENDED(KAYTZ)

- (Ex01-12c)FEELING LIKE A THORN(KoTZ) IN ONES SIDE(Cf Nu33-55)

Here is the LIST.
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VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE WITH Kuph-Tzade TRANSLATED as DISGUSTED
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Gn27-46a I am DISGUSTED with Canaanite *1
Lv20-23a The Canaanites had much incest:I,God, am DISGUSTED*2
Nu21-05c We(The Jews) are DISGUSTED with this Manna Food*3
Nu22-03b Moab was DISGUSTED with Jews because of their Numbers
Ex01-12c The Jews increased prolifically: Egypt got DISGUSTED*4

NOTES
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*1 Gn27-46a uses FULL Hebrew form: KTzH NEFESH*11

*2 Lv20-23a: Rashi EXPLICITLY identifies nuances of disgusted:
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   Like a person who overate & said I HAVE HAD ENOUGH
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*3 Nu21-05c uses the FULL Hebrew form: KTzH NEFESH*11

*4 There are 2 possible etymologies of Kuph-Tzade
   -Ex01-12c: Rashi says KTzH(Disgusted) comes from KoTz(Thorn)
    cf The explicit usage Nu33-55: A THORN IN MY SIDE*11

   -Lv20-23a: Rashi says KTzH(Disgusted) comes from KayTz(End)
    It refers to a DISGUST that comes from eg overeating--
    having too much of one thing--so the desire for the food
    or thing comes to an END(KAYTZ)*12

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*10 Note: Radack explicitly identifies these 4 roots as having
    the same meaning. All 4 roots have a KUPH and TZADE
    - Kuph-Tzade-Tzade
    - Kuph-Tzade-Hey
    - Kuph-vav-Tzade
    - Yud-Kuph-Tzade (shares one meaning with Kuph-Vav-Tzade)

*11 There are 5 Rashis on Kuph-Tzade; in two of them Rashi
    explains the exact nuance of DISGUST. On Lv20-23a Rashi says
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    It means DISGUSTING: Like HAVING HAD ENOUGH of eating
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    In other words KUPH-TZADE means DISGUSTING in those
    situations where YOU TRIED THE THING OUT, POSSIBLY
    ENJOYED IT, BUT NOW CAN NO LONGER STAND IT.

    Rashi points out that technically the full proper phrase
    should be Kuph-Tzade Ne-Fesh which literally translates
    to MY DESIRES END which would indeed correspond to the
    nuance Rashi mentioned of TRYING SOMETHING OUT TILL ONE
    HAD ENOUGHT OF IT. As Rashi quickly points out, it is
    permissable to elliptically leave out NEFESH

*12 There are 5 Rashis on this word; in two of them Rashi
    explains the exact nuance of DISGUST.On Ex01-12c Rashi says
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    DISGUSTING is like a THORN IN ONES SIDE
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    Compare the explicit use of this Hebrew-English idiom
    in Nu33-55
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