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VERSE: Gn42-34a


RULE
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The Hebrew root >Samech-Cheth-Resh< has a fundamental unified
meaning of >CONTINUAL MOTION BACK & FORTH<. When it is applied
to commercial activities it does not refer so much to >BUYING<
as it does to >MARKETING/SHOPPING ACTIVITY--BACK & FORTH
BARGAIN HUNTING<


APPLICATION
===========
Gn42-34 should be translated >Bring me your brother and it will
prove that you are not spies but ordinary people: I will give
you back your imprisoned brother & you can ROAM the land<


{LIST}
Radack lists the 6 meanings of the Hebrew root >Samech-Chet-Resh<
As indicated above the fundamental meaning is
>CONTINUAL MOTION TO AND FRO< (RADACK, Book of Roots and Rashi)
In the commercial sphere the verb would refer to >MARKET
ACTIVITIES< or to >TRAVELLING SALESMAN<

VERSE   MEANING     TEXT OF VERSE
======= ==========  =============
Jr14-18 ROAM        Even prophets & Priests ROAM without finding
Ps38-11 FLUTTER     My heart flutters; my strength ebbs
Gn37-28 MERCHANT    TRAVELLING MIDIANITE SALESMAN
Pr03-14 MERCHANDISE The Torah is better MERCHANDICE than silver*1
Es01-06 GLITTER     Precious GLITTERING STONES*2
Ps91-04 SHIELD      God is a SHIELD*3

NOTES
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*1 Merchandise comes from the root >Samech-Chet-Resh<
   which refers to >CONTINUAL TO AND FRO MOTION< which
   is the way merchandise exchanges hands in the market place

*2 Some say that the >SCHARCHAR< stone was the
   >stone of merchants< which is why it received its name
   from the root >Samech-Chet-Resh< which can mean merchant
   But I contend that it refers to a >GLITTERING STONE<.
   Stone >GLITTER< resembles in appearance >Heart Flutters<
   For the light of the glitter goes back and forth which is
   the fundamental meaning of the root >SCHARCHAR<

*3 Some say the etymology is because >SHIELDS< surround the
   body (and >SURROUNDING< is like >TO AND FRO MOTION<)
   BUt I contend that >SHIELD< vs >ARMOR< refers to a moving
   SHIELD which can be used to deflect SWORD blows. Hence
   the >SHIELD< is continually >MOVING TO AND FRO< which is
   the essential meaning of the root >SAMECH-CHET-RESH<

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