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VERSE: Gn45-02a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn45-02a Gn45-16a Gn17-12a Gn24-07b Lv14-41b
Ex01-21a Ex12-03d Ex12-46b Ex25-11a Ex25-27a
Ex25-27b Ex25-27c Ex26-29a Nu30-11a Dt22-21b
Dt34-06b
==================== 4 Meanings of BAYIT =========================
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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The Hebrew word BAYIT means HOUSE. Hence it also refers
to the HOUSEHOLD (The Family GROUP). It also refers to
INSIDE (vs OUTSIDE) and can refer to any CLASP or HOLDER
which HOUSES something. Here are some sample verses
- Lv14-41b The HOUSE should be scraped INSIDE
- Gn45-02a Pharohs HOUSEHOLD heard the Joes brothers came
- Gn45-16a The news in Pharohs HOUSE was the brothers arrival
- Ex25-27a The table rings will be CLASPS for the carry-logs
- Ex01-21a God rewarded them & made them into a known FAMILY
Insight into WHY/WHEN Rashi comments is also presented
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: UNIFIED MEANING
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TODAYS RASHI RULE
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One of Rashis tasks is to explain the meaning of words the
same way the dictionary explains words. Sometimes Rashi simply
gives the meaning of an unknown word. However at other times
Rashi will show a unifying theme to several disparate meanings
of a single Hebrew root. In these verses, Rashi is performing
the same task that the Great Grammarian--the Radack--performed
in his Encylopoedic work--ROOTS, in which Radack lists, for each
Biblical root, all relevant Biblical meanings. It is frequently
instructive to compare Rashi and Radack in these instances.
STANDARD EXAMPLE OF TODAYS RASHI RULE
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Todays posting can serve as a good example. The Hebrew word
BAYIT primarily means HOUSE.
The house is a GOOD EXAMPLE of a group of people--the household
-- that group together. Hence HOUSE can refer to HOUSEHOLD or
more generally to any group.
The HOUSE encloses and holds people in. Hence HOUSE can refer
to anything with the same FORM as a house such as a CLASP or
RING HOLDER
The House separates the INSIDE of the house from the OUTSIDE.
Hence HOUSE can refer to INSIDE.
Examples of verses with these meanings is presented below.
The about methods of naming items--good example, form etc--
are also presented in lists below.
TODAYS LISTS
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We present __ lists.
LIST 1-- We list with illustrative verses the 4 meanings of HOUSE
LIST 2-- We list about a dozen verses with HOUSE & show which
meaning is used
LIST 3-- We present words whose meaning comes from FORM
LIST 4-- We present words whose meaning comes from GOOD EXAMPLES
A separate posting below gives a list of of missing connectives.
A separate posting below relates some verses from Ex12 to the
Rabbi Ishmael principle of contradictory verses.
Several footnotes illustrate the Rashi technique of commenting
on ONE verse with MULTIPLE meanings to the SAME root. To avoid
possible confusion Rashi comments
The first list,below, presents the 4 meanings of HOUSE
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MEANING VERSE TEXT OF VERSE ILLUSTRATING MEANING OF HOUSE
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House Lv14-41b The HOUSE should be scraped INSIDE
Inside Lv14-41b The HOUSE should be scraped INSIDE
Clasps Ex25-27a The table rings will CLASP the boards
Family Ex01-21a God made them into respectable families
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========================= VERSES WITH HOUSE =====================
In this 2nd list we present about a dozen verses with the word
HOUSE and show which meaning is used
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MEANING VERSE TEXT OF VERSE WITH MEANING OF house CAPPED
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House Lv14-41b The HOUSE should be scraped INSIDE *1
House Gn45-16a News in Pharohs HOUSE was their arrival*4 *6
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Inside Lv14-41b The HOUSE should be scraped INSIDE
Inside Ex25-11a INSIDE & OUTSIDE you should cover it
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Clasps Ex25-27a The table rings will CLASP the boards*3
Clasps Ex26-29a the rings will CLASP the boards
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Group Ex12-46b Dont eat outside the GROUP *7 *2
Group Gn45-02a Pharohs STAFF heard of the arrival *4 *2
Group Dt34-06b ...opposite Peor HEADQUARTERS*5 *2
Group Ex12-03d Either a lamb PER FAMILY or PER HOUSE *7 *2
GROUP Ex01-21a God made them into respectable FAMILIES *2
Group Gn17-12a Born in ones HOUSEHOLD(eg from a maid) *2
Group Gn24-07a When I left my CITY *2
NOTES
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*1 In these footnotes we explore WHEN/WHY Rashi comments. Rashi
will frequently comment when ONE verse uses SEVERAL meanings
to the SAME ROOT. Rashi will frequently comment in such
situtations in order to avoid the potential confusion.
Lv14-41b uses TWO meanings for BAYIT: HOUSE and INSIDE
*2 Note the varied usages here
- GROUP
- STAFF
- HEADQUARRTERS
- FAMILY
- HOUSEHOLD
- CITY
It is hard to pinpoint one meaning. The common idea seems
to be CONNECTED GROUP OF PEOPLE.
*3 In these footnotes we explore WHEN/WHY Rashi comments. Rashi
will frequently comment when ONE verse uses SEVERAL meanings
to the SAME ROOT. Rashi will frequently comment in such
situtations in order to avoid the potential confusion.
EX25-27 uses THREE meanings of the same ONE WORD (LAMED)
The Hebrew prefix letter LAMED has 3 distinct
meanings in this verse. Lamed can mean both
- OPPOSITE
- GOAL/PURPOSE
- FOR.
Hence Rashi translates the verse
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The table rings will be OPPOSITE(Ex25-27a)
the table rim; They (The table rings)
will serve FOR(Ex25-27b) clasps
FOR (Ex25-27c) the table carrying logs
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*4 In these footnotes we explore WHEN/WHY Rashi comments. Rashi
will frequently comment when ONE Chapter uses SEVERAL meanings
to the SAME ROOT. Rashi will frequently comment in such
situtations in order to avoid the potential confusion.
This Chapter(Gn45) uses TWO meanings of the same ONE WORD-
BAYIT.
Concerning the news that Josephs brothers
came we see that the Hebrew BAYIT can
alternately mean HOUSE or HOUSEHOLD
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Gn45-02a Pharohs HOUSEHOLD heard
Gn45-16a The news was heard in Pharohs HOUSE
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*5 The actual sin of Peor happened in a place
named SHITTIM(Nu25-01)
The actual idol is called the MASTERS OF
PEOR
Hence the phrase THE HOUSE OF PEOR does
not refer to
- the name of the PLACE
- the name of the IDOL
But instead must refer to the
- idol HEADQUARTERS.
*6 Rashi points out that the word IN is missing in this verse
The verse should read
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The news [IN] Pharohs house was that Josephs brothers
had arrived
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Such missing PREPOSITIONS are called ELLIPSIS and are common
in the Bible. See the examples in posting Nu30-11a for
examples (http://www.Rashiyomi.com/nu30-11a.htm
*7 We present here the bottom line meaning of the verse.
However a more comprehensive approach shows that the
identification of the particular meaning of BAYIT needed
is inferred from the Rabbi Ishmael rule of CONTRADICTORY
verses. Please see http://www.RashiYomi.com/ex12-03d.htm
for complete details.
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======================== GOOD-EXAMPLE NAMING METHOD =============
In this posting we review many words whose meaning comes from
a GOOD EXAMPLE. For instance,HONEY restrictively only refers
to HONEY; but more broadly it acquires a new meaning of
SWEETNESS since HONEY is a GOOD EXAMPLE of sweetness.
In a similar way the HOUSE is a good example of a UNIFIED
GROUP such as a FAMILY, HEADQUARTERS or STAFF OF EMPLOYEES
This group of examples comes from url
http://www.RashiYomi.com/naming-8.htm
The example of house is at the bottom
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RCORD This word RESTRICTIV MEANING BROAD MEANING
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(101) DAY mean the 12 hour period or the 24 hour period
(102) BREAD can mean Bread or Any Food
(103) MAN (ISH)can mean Male or Any person
(104) E-L-H-I-M can mean God or Any Judge
(105) IN IN or AMONG
NEW HOUSE can mean the HOUSE/Family or Any close GROUP*1
NOTES
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*1 As shown in previous lists HOUSE/FAMILY can refer to
- Staff of employees
- Headquarters
- Group of dinner guests
- City
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======================== FORM METHOD OF NAMING ==================
One method of naming objects is by the FORM--for example the
PENTAGON building is named by its FORM--it looks like a pentagon
(By contrast the UN building is named by its FUNCTION--to unite
all nations).
Hence, BAYIT--house--can also mean INSIDE or HOLDER since
the CLASP/HOLDER HOUSES the object INSIDE. The following list
comes from URL http://www.RashiYomi.com/naming-8.htm
The new examples--HOUSE-IN, HOUSE-CLASP--are on bottom:
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PHRASE MEANS(Meaning by FORM)
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The THIGH of the Candellabrah The BOTTOM
The PENTAGON Building in shape of PENTAGON
SURF the web rapid fleeting movement
HOUSE the boards*1 CLASPS/HOLDERS
Do it HOUSE & outside INSIDE*2
NOTES
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*1 Note that the same etymology---the clasp HOUSES the jewel--
occurs in BOTH English and Hebrew
*2 The HOUSE is in fact the border between the INSIDE and
OUTSIDE
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RASHI RULE USED: UNIFIED MEANING
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