SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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The traditional approach to Rashi emphasizes
- word meaning
- grammar
- dealing with problems and anomalies such
as extra words.

In this list we have also advocated skillful use of
style. For example we suggest that repeated keywords
indicate the modern equivalant of a BULLETING EFFECT

EXAMPLE - Paragraph Dt16-16:19
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- TODAY - Observe the laws of gifts to poor
- TODAY - Observe Gods laws
- TODAY - God will make you precious
- ----- - God will give you national leadership
Note the powerful BULLETING effect of using the KEYWORD
TODAY 3 times but omitting it the 4th.
Hence Rashi is Simple
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if TODAY you observe laws of charity to poor
then TOMORROW I will bless you with food and leadeership
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Further support for this explanation is obtained
thru another Biblical paragraph which has almost
the exact same wording and themes.

Bulleted structure of Dt26-16:19
For further details consult LIST106i

We show a parallel structure between two Biblical
paragraphs: Dt26-16:19 vs Dt14-28 thru Dt15-06. This
parallel structure supports the thesis presented in
LIST106h that God is promising Blessings in future
years if people observe the Charity laws now

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain word
meanings the same way dictionaries explain word
meanings. In explaining the meaning of roots Rashi
very often used a one-letter and two-letter root
theory.

As I have explained numerous times Rashi DID believe
in the Grammatical theory of 3 letter roots as we
know them today. However Rashi held that this
was a theory of ROOT CONJUGATION.

Rashi additionally believed that totally different
sets of roots governed ROOT MEANING (vs ROOT CONJUGATION)

In summary, ROOT MEANING is governed by 2 letter roots
while ROOT CONJUGATION is governed by 3 letter roots

EXAMPLE
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Ayin-Shin-Tauv-Resh refers to wealth in ones herds.
Its etymology seems to come from the two roots
- Ayin-Shin = To create/produce/make
- Tauv-Resh = Rows
That is a ASTROTH is a rancher who
PRODUCES/MAINTAINS ROWS (OF CATTLE)

List of 4 Letter roots in Rashi and their meanings.
The meaning of the list should be clear (eg Gn49-12a
contains the word CChLiLi which means DRUNKEN. The
concept of DRUNKENNESS is clearly related to
SWIRLING (LL) from the PALATE (CCh) activities.
Other rows are interpreted similarly.)

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain the meaning
of words the same way the dictionary explains meaning.
Rashi had a variety of vehicles to explain meaning.

One general method of presenting meaning is SYNECDOCHE
in which the part can refer to the whole (or the
whole to the part). We can equivalantly think of
SYNECDOCHE as the method of naming things by GOOD EXAMPLES


EXAMPLES OF SYNECDOCHE
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- HONEY means anything SWEET
- BREAD means any FOOD
- LAMB means any DOCILE YOUNG creature (LAMB,GOAT)
- LAND FLOWING WITH MILK OF HONEY means
- PRODUCE OF LAND FLOWS WITH MILK AND HONEY
- (GOATS of land produce milk; etc)

Note how in each of the above examples the PART or
EXAMPLE (honey, bread, lamb,Israeli goats) comes
to refer to the WHOLE (honey-SWEET, bread-FOOD,
lamb-DOCILE, Israeli-goats--LAND OF ISRAEL). This
is called SYNECDOCHE.

Words / Meanings illustrating the GOOD EXAMPLE
technique. Thus BREAD refers to BREAD. But because
BREAD is a GOOD EXAMPLE of a food, therefore BREAD
can refer to ANY FOOD. (The technical term for
this is SYNECDOCHE which means the PART (BREAD)
names the WHOLE (all foods))

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi sometimes comments on the OVERALL STRUCTURE
of a paragraph. That is each word and sentence
may be understood but the paragraph as a whole still
needs clarification

EXAMPLE - Paragraph Dt26-04:11
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- THE BAD THINGS:       Laban and Egypt
- THE GOOD THINGS:      God took us out
- FURTHER GOOD THINGS:  God gave us Temple and Land
- CONCLUSION:           We can now rejoice

All Rashi did was present the above outline
- Rashi Dt26-04c points out how LABAN and EGYPT are
two bad themes
- Rashi Dt26-09a and Dt26-09b points out how TEMPLE
and Israel are two further stages in the Exodus

The overall paragraph structure of Dt26-04:11
Note the 3 main themes: BAD THINGS, GOOD THINGS,SATISFIED
Each main theme is further developed as shown