Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain grammar the
same way grammar textbooks do. A major function of
grammar is the explanation of root conjugation.

Two important Rashi methods in grammar are
- the explanation of rare root conjugation
- the explanation of almost identical conjugation pairs


EXAMPLE Nu23-27a Nu23-13a
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The root K-B-B is a DOUBLE LETTER ROOT.
- The FUTURE (Will curse) is VeKaBoTho
- The COMMAND (Curse) is VeKavNo

The use of these 2 different words shows
a shift in nuance:
- The first time Balak ORDERED Balak to curse
- The 2nd time Balak REQUESTED that Balak WILL curse

This is an example of a conjugation pair that is
almost identical


EXAMPLE Nu23-20c
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Normally the intense mode is conjugated with an EE sound
-- YeeNaK.
But when the 2nd root letter is guttural an AY sound
may be used
-- BayRaych.

This is an example of a rare conjugation.

EXAMPLE Nu23-15b
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The form IKKaReH is the PASSIVE FUTURE for 1-2-Hey
roots. (Our current Rashi text calls this INTERACTIVE
but this is clearly an error---since the form is
passive). Since KRH means ACCIDENT it follows that
Balak states: I WILL LET A PROPHETIC ACCIDENT HAPPEN
TO ME HERE (Which is the way non jews think of
prophecy)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
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In reviewing examples we benefit from 2 good sources
- The Appendix of the IBN SHOSHAN Dictionary which contains
a list of 10 tables with the MOST COMMON conjugation
forms. This 10 page list is very good (More detailed
several 100 page books exist..but this summary is tops)

- The Moshe Silberman Grammatical Form Konkordance which
contains a list of all Biblical words grouped by root

List of Overview of Conjugation of 4 roots

List of verses with INTENSE conjugation form BayRaych*1

List of verses with      PAST conjugation form KaBoTho

List of verses with      PASSIVE conjugation form IKKaReh*10

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 methods in explaining Biblical exegesis
is to use the ALIGNMENT method. In the ALIGNMENT method
we align almost identical verses, word for word. The
minor differences in these verses illumines nuances

EXAMPLE Nu23-17a
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- Nu23-06 ALL of Balaks staff waited for Bilams Curse
- Nu23-17a------ Balaks staff waited for Bilams curse

RASHI: The 2nd time only SOME (not ALL) of the staff
waited. When they saw that God would not allow the
curse the first time they gave up!

Alignment of 2 verses    ALL STAFF vs STAFF;some had left