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========================================================== The 6 Rashi Rules http://www.RashiYomi.Com/rules-01.htm ENGLISH RASHI: http://www.mnemotrix.com/metsudah THE WHITE PAPERS: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/white.htm ========================================================= |
GOALS ===== This module studies Rashis treatment of classical grammar. In other words how did Rashi treat the rules you find in modern LEARN-HEBREW textbooks TODAYS UNIT =========== It is exciting but we are finally completing this GRAMMAR module. We will publish a grand summary showing 5 types of GRAMMAR comments that Rashi provides insight on. In the last few days we will cover about a dozen left over Rashis. Today we cover Rashis on NOUN GENDER. REFERENCE: ========= Todays unit comes from the following postings http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lv13-08c.htm http://www.RashiYomi.com/h1n24.htm |
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EXAMPLE 138: Lv13-08c NEGA is a masculine Hebrew word EXAMPLE 139: Lv13-08d TZARATH is a feminine Hebrew word EXAMPLE 140: Lv13-15a BASAR is a masculine Hebrew word BACKGROUND ---------- Unlike English, words in Hebrew have Gender. Thus for example if you want to say IT IS SUCH AND SUCH you would have to use the Masculine or Feminine form of IT (He vs Hu). Similarly when using verbs you have to use the masculine vs Feminine form THE TEXT Lv13-06:08 ------------------- The priest will examine the PLAGUE again on the 7th day -- if the PLAGUE became weaker ----- and the PLAGUE didnt spread -- then the GROWTH is pronounced pure.... -- -- But if the PLAGUE did spread again after the PRIEST saw it ------ then it will be seen again by the priest -------- IF the priest sees that the GROWTH spread in the skin -------- THEN the priest shall pronounce IT(Masculine) unclean -------- for IT (feminine) is LEPROSY THE RASHI --------- Note the 3 words in the above paragraph -- GROWTH is feminine -- PLAGUE is masculine -- LEPROSY is feminine Hence to make consistent with the gender the last 3 lines are interpreted as follows -- The priest sees that the GROWTH has GROWN (Feminine) -- and the priest pronounces IT(the PLAGUE-masculine) unclean -- for IT (Feminine) is LEPROSY In other words the pronoun IT could refer either to -- the PLAGUE (masculine) -- the GROWth (feminine) -- The LEPROSY (feminine) Because of this confusion Rashi had to clarify the referents of the changing genders. THE LIST -------- The LIST below brings other verses to support the notion that -- PLAGUE is masculine -- FLESH is masculine -- LEPROSY is feminine | ||||
| WORD | VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE | GENDER | HOW DO I KNOW THIS |
| BaSar | Gn02-24 | ONE flesh | Masculine | Echad vs Achath |
| Basar | Gn06-12 | HIS way | Masculine | HIS way vs HER way |
| Basar | Ps145-21 | All flesh will bless | Masculine | YeVRyCh-TeVRyCh |
| Basar | Lv13-15a | the flesh is unclean | Masculine | Tamay vs Temayah |
| NeGa | Ps91-10 | plague wont get near | Masculine | Yikrav vs Tikrav |
| NeGa | Lv14-48 | plague was cured | Masculine | Nirpah vs Nirpeah |
| NeGa | Lv14-48 | plague didnt spread | Masculine | PaSaH vs PaSeThaq |
| Nega | Lv14-43 | plague sprouted | Masculine | PaRach vs PaReCha |
| Tzrat | Lv13-08 | It is Leprosy | Feminine | Hee vs Hu |
| Tarat | Lv13-11 | It is an old leprosy | Feminine | Hee vs Hu |
| Tarat | Lv13-12 | the Leprosy sprouts | Feminine | Tifrach vs Yifrach |
| Tarat | Lv13-12 | the Leprosy covers | Feminine | KiTheTha vs Kisah |