Rashi-Is-Simple Mailing List VISIT the RASHI DATABASE archives AT http://www.RashiYomi.com/ Surfing the Talmudic Seas (C) RashiYomi Incorporated, 2004 Written by Dr Russell Jay Hendel Volume 20 Number 17 For the WORD QUALITY PDF VERSION click here ----------------------------------- http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h20n17.pdf ----------------------------------- Produced Jan 15th, 2004 WARNING: USE FIXED WIDTH FONTS (eg COURIER (NEW) 10) |
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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 |
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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
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- 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 ----------------------------------- LVN = Bricks; TVN = Straw or stubble EXAMPLE Ex05-08c Ex05-18a NOUN-VERB ---------------------------------- KASH means STRAW or STUBBLE LKOSHAYSH means TO STRAW or TO STUBBLE (To gather it) EXAMPLE Ex05-07d Ex05-12b T-C-N = QUOTA --------------------------------------- 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) |
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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 | |
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*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 | |||
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*10 The list of roots is courtesy of the Radak BOOK OF ROOTS |
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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 | |
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*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 | |||
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*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 |
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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 | |
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*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 | ||||
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*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 ----------------------------------------- S-R-Tz means to have 6 children at a time ----------------------------------------- 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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