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VERSE: Gn31-10b

======================== Gn31-10b ==========================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals was to explain the meaning of
words the same way a dictionary explains words. We call this
the RASHI RULE CLASS of WORD MEANING.

Rashi had a variety of vehicles to explain meaning. For
example: Words can be named by FUNCTION (eg the FUNCTION
of the UNITED NATIONS is to UNITE the world) or by
APPEARANCE (e.g. the PENTAGON is named by its appearance
not by its function). We call this the RASHI SUBRULE
CLASS of 8 METHODS OF NAMING since there are 8 major
methods that can be used--for example, naming by FUNCTION,
APPEARANCE, SUBSTANCE, etc.

EXAMPLE Gn31-10b
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In todays example Verse Gn31-10b talks about
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The HAIL (Hebrew root BRD) Sheep
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Rashi interprets HAIL using the method of naming by
appearance. The adjective HAIL = HAIL-LIGHTNING
refers to animals
- that are patched (patches on skin look like HAIL)
- with streaks (streaks look like lightning)
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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                LIST810b
List of                  words named by FORM/APPEARANCE
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============= LIST810b ================================
List of                  words named by FORM/APPEARANCE
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VERSE    TERM           Refers to ...
======== ============== ===============================
Ex25-23a Table STATURE  Table HEIGHT *3
Ex25-31d MENORAH THIGH  Its Bottom(Rashi)
Ex40-22a Temple THIGH   Temple SIDE
Ex40-22b Temple THIGH   Temple SIDE
Lv01-11a Altar THIGH    Altar SIDE
-------- -------------- ----------------------
Ex27-03a POT            GARBAGE PAIL
Ex25-31f MENORAH BUD    Bud-like ornament
Ex25-31g MENORAH FRUIT  Fruit-like ornament
Ex25-31h MENORAH FLOWER FLOWER-like ornament
Ex28-33a POMEGRANATES   POMEGRANATE ORNAMENTS
Gn31-10b HAIL-LIGHTNING PATCHED and STREAKED*10
-------- -------------- ----------------------
Lv13-03b CLOUD wound    WHITE wound
Ex25-04a SKY thread     Thread dyed SKY BLUE
Ex25-04b WORM Thread    Thread DYED RED
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Lv13-55d PIT wound      DEEP wound(Pechethet)
Lv13-18a LOW wound      ABCESS
Ex39-01b SKY            FLATTENED out*1
Lv11-09b Fish STUBBLE   Fish SCALES
Ex25-25a Table CASING   SURROUNDS table legs
-------- -------------- ----------------------
Nu31-50c The ROUND      EARING JEWELRY
Ex28-32a MOUTH-HEAD     NECK of a garment
Ex35-13a FACE BREAD     Bread with 2 faces
Ex28-04d CHECKERED      CHECKERED Garment
Lv11-03a RIPPED         SPLIT hoofs

NOTES
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*1 Rashi supplements this explanation by
   citing verses where RKA means to
   FLATTEN OUT(eg Isa42-05,P136-07,
   2S22-43, Ez06-11,Ex39-03, Nu17-04,
   Jr10-09--in all these verses RKA
   means to flatten out/crush)

*2 Perhaps the punchiest example is the following
   - PENTAGON - named by form
   - U.N. ----- named by function

*3 - STATURE is an attribute of HUMANS
   - HEIGHT is an attribute of OBJECTS

-------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ----------------

*10 Rashi does say
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    HAIL SHEEP means SHEEP WITH PATCHES; and
    there are no supporting verses in the Bible
    --------------------------------------------

    It appears that Rashi is saying that this
    meaning cant be proven.

    But we did prove it using the principle of
    form.

    Rather what Rashi really means is that
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    this translation cannot be proven
    using inference from USAGE IN OTHER
    VERSES
    -------------------------------------


    Our point is that
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    This translation can be proven using
    the principle of NAMING BY FORM
    -------------------------------------

   So Rashi was NOT making a magnanimous
   statement that the meaning cant be
   proven...rather he was simply stating
   that it cant be proven by examining
   other verses---it however can be proven
   by using other rules such as naming
   by FORM/APPEARANCE.

   This is an important concept--there are
   30-60 Rashi rules...often one rule doesnt
   work but other rules do work. Understand
   this.
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