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                     Volume 20 Number 17
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OVERVIEW OF HILIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE
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Whats new and hot in this issue?
ITEM WHATS NEW & HOT IN THIS ISSUE
WORD MEANINGS TO-STRAW straw; TO-DUST dust;TO-HAMMAR etc
Rashis covered in this issue
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VERSE RULE BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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Ex05-07a WORD MEANINGS Straw:Brick;To straw straws;Tcn=quota
Ex05-07b WORD MEANINGS Straw:Brick;To straw straws;Tcn=quota
Ex05-07d WORD MEANINGS Straw:Brick;To straw straws;Tcn=quota
Ex05-12b WORD MEANINGS Straw:Brick;To straw straws;Tcn=quota
Ex05-18a WORD MEANINGS Straw:Brick;To straw straws;Tcn=quota
Ex05-08c WORD MEANINGS Straw:Brick;To straw straws;Tcn=quota
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VERSE: Ex05-07a
RASHIS COVERED: Ex05-07a Ex05-07b Ex05-07d Ex05-12b Ex05-18a Ex05-08c
Ex05-07a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to explain meaning the same
way a dictionary explains meaning. Rashi had a variety
of vehicles to explain meaning

EXAMPLE Ex05-07a Ex05-07b  SYNONYMS
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LVN = Bricks; TVN = Straw or stubble


EXAMPLE Ex05-08c Ex05-18a NOUN-VERB
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KASH means STRAW or STUBBLE
LKOSHAYSH means TO STRAW or TO STUBBLE (To gather it)


EXAMPLE Ex05-07d Ex05-12b T-C-N = QUOTA
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Rashi explains that the root T-C-N refers
to QUOTAs and QUANTITY MATTERS
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS SYNONYMS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST955a
List of Synonym pairs-differ minutely
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS UNIFIED MEANINGS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST862v
List of meanings of root Tav-Caph-Nun= Quota
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 8 METHODS OF NAMING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST050d
List of words with NOUN and VERB forms(TO-STRAW straw)
LIST862v
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List of meanings of root Tav-Caph-Nun = Quota*10
VERSE MEANING TEXT OF VERSE ILLUSTRATING MEANING
Ex05-08c QUOTA still produce your QUOTA of bricks*1
Ex05-18a QUOTA you must produce your QUOTA of bricks*1
Ez28-12 QUOTA You seal quotas--full of wisdom & beauty*2
Jb28-26 QUOTA God made measured QUOTAS for water emotions
2K12-12 QUOTA Give the QUOTAS of silver to the workmen
Pr16-02 QUOTA Man wants all;God gives QUOTAs to emotions
COMMENTS
*1 The noun forms used here are difference
M-t-c-n-T vs ToCheN

*2 The point seems to be not that the King of Tyre is wise
and beautiful but rather that he was a King with the
right balance (quota!) of wisdom and beauty

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 The list of roots is courtesy of the Radak
BOOK OF ROOTS
LIST050d
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List of words with       NOUN and VERB forms*10
NOUN-VERB VERB Means TYPE
To Plant Creation (planting) of plants Create
To record To Create a record Create
To milk To Create(bring forth) milk Create
To fire*1 To Create a fire(e.g.in a furnace) Create
To build To Create a building Create
To worm To produce/bring forth Worms*2 Create
To BORDER To make borders*3 Create
EMBROIDER Make embroidery*4 Create
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To dust Removal of dust *5 Remove
To UpRoot To remove the roots(from the ground) Remove
To DeFrost To remove the frost Remove
Blood*6 To remove the blood (ie to KILL) Remove
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To hammar Do Standard activity done with hammar Standard
To screw Do Standard activity done with screws Standard
To fan Do Standard activity done with a Fan Standard
To Dough Do standard activity with DOUGH*7 Standard
To Fly FLYING-Standard activity of Housefly Standard
To Straw GATHER straw(Standard straw activity)*8 Standard
COMMENTS
*1 eg To FIRE a furnace

*2 Ex16-20b

*3 Ex19-12a

*4 Ex28-39a EMBROIDER the pants of LINEN
means make them embroidered

*5 Nu04-13b

*6 Lv17-04a

*7 As we have explained it TO DOUGH would mean
to BAKE. Actually we need another step. A verb
can refer to its ACTIVITY FORM. So the 2 steps are
- DOUGH becomes TO DOUGH=to BAKE
- TO DOUGH becomes TO SWELL (form of DOUGH rising)
See LIST814a for more details

*8 Ex05-07a Ex05-07b

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10
We present 3 methods by which OBJECTS (Nouns) acquire
ACTIVITY (verb) meaning
- eg To RECORD = to CREATE a RECORD
- eg To DUST   = to REMOVE dust
- eg To HAMMER = do STANDARD ACTIVITY of hammar
LIST955a
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List of                Synonym pairs-differ minutely*1
VERSE WORD BASIC IDEA NUANCES
Ex05-07b L-V-N To Build BRICKS used for building
Ex05-07a T-V-N To Build STRAW used for building
Ex01-07a S-R-Tz Reproduce Reproduce alot*9 *11
Gn47-23a HAY HERE I am giving this to you*8
Gn43-28a KiDaH BOW BOW
Gn43-28a SaChaH BOW PROSTRATE
Gn15-05a NBT SEE To FACE a situation
Gn29-17b TOAR Good looks Good FIGURE
Gn29-17c MAREH Good looks Good LOOKS
Lv15-03a R-R To SPILL To OOZE out*1
Lv14-41a YQTzA To CUT To SANDPAPER*2
Lv11-35a KIRaIM STOVES OVEN*3
Lv02-05a MChVT Pots FRYING-PAN:Pot*4
Lv02-07a MRChST Pots FRYING-PAN:Pot*4
Lv13-02a SAYTH White SNOW-WHITE:CLOUD-WHITE*5
Lv13-02b BHRT White SNOW-WHITE:CLOUD-WHITE*5
Dt24-06a RChIM Grindstone Bottom vs Top Grindstone*6
Dt24-06b RCV Grindstone Top vs Bottom Grindstone*6
Ex31-18a KIYOR BASIN Vat:Sprinkler*7
COMMENTS
*1 This root occurs very infrequently We have
- Lv15-03a oozing (RR) of sexual secretions
- 1S21-14 (Spittle)
- Jb06-06(Oozing of plants or spittle)

*2 Thus YQTziA doesnt just refer to ANY CUTTING but
rather to SANDPAPERING. Hence this root can
also refer to CORNERS and EDGES
(which get their distinctness from being SANDPAPERED)

*3 I used an English analogy. Actually TNUR vs CIRaYIM
seem to refer to a ONE-burner vs a TWO-Burner
hot plate. I am not actually sure on all details*10

*4 Both of these are pots. One is shallow--the type
used for frying. The other is deep--the type
used for rich cooking*10

*5 These are two shades of white. I dont know if analogies
exist in English (CLOUD-WHITE or
SNOW-WHITE vs MARBLE WHITE)*10

*6 I dont believe English has technical terms for the TOP
vs the Bottom grindstone*10

*7 Again there are no English words. The Kaph-Vuv-Resh
refers to a VAT that can hold about 200 Gallons

By contrast the Kaph-Yud-Vuv-Resh refers to a hugh
TANK of water with faucet holes. This TANK was
used to wash hands and legs in the temple (The water
sprinkled out of the holes and washed the person)

*8 HAY only occurs twice in the Bible (The other occurence
is at Ez16-43). The difference between HAY and HINAY
seems to be that
- You use HINAY (HERE) when the object you are giving
is actually there
- You use HAY (HERE) when the object you are giving
is not necessarily physically there but accessible.
Hence since Joseph said HERE, I AM GIVING YOU SEED,
and was referring to SEED he possessed (but not
seed that he had immediately before him) we use
the word HAY not HINAY. (This suggested difference
is conjectural; there are verses with Hinay that
would seem to contradict it--if so HAY and HINAY
would simply be two synonyms with the same meaning)

*9 So eg REPRODUCE and INSECTIFY both have the same
basic meaning of HAVING CHILDREN. But INSECTIFY
has the added nuance of having MANY CHILDREN

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 I believe Rashis basic thrust in all these verses is
explaining items that are ALMOST similar in meaning
but have some subtle nuance (Like STOVE OVEN).

However Rashi goes further and gives etymologies of
some of these words eg
- SeAyTh = CLOUD WHITE (From NaSiH=cloud)
- MaChaVath= FRYING PAN (Has a rim that HIDES(Cheth-Bet)
- MaRCheSeth= Deep Cooking Pan(food BUBBLES (RaChSh))
- RCV=Top Grindstone that RIDES(RCV) on the other grindstone
There are more etymologies; some of these have been
discussed elsewhere. I believe these are the basic ones.

*11 Rashi-s actual language is
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S-R-Tz means to have 6 children at a time
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The number 6 has sent the Rashi commentators
into a frenzy. Some Rashi commentators derive
the number 6 from the 6 verbs in Ex01-07
- (1) The Jews REPRODUCED
- (2) and INSECTIFIED
- (3) and MULTIPLIED
- (4) and became HUMONGOUS
- (5) ALOT
- (6) ALOT
However a simpler approach to Rashi is the following
- The word INSECTIFY means HAVE CHILDREN LIKE INSECTS
- So INSECTIFY means HAVE AS MANY CHILDREN AS YOU CAN
- But the maxmimum children a woman can have is 6
- So Rashi-is-Simple
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