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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
COMING SOON The FAQ will be posted on website soon
LIGHTNING SUMMARIES
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Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10
# LIST BRIEF SUMMARY OF RASHI EMPHASIZING USE OF RASHI RULES
7 955z B-D=isolated/FABRICATED;S-R-H=removed/FABRICATED;
7 955z Y-D=hand/THROW; Z-R-A=arm/THROW/SCATTER
7 863g Ch-N-Ch=MOLD FOR YOUR USE=a)TRAIN person b)BREAK a new house
COMMENTS

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 The explanation of the list should be clear
- The first column gives the NUMBER of the RASHI RULE used
All Rashi rules may be found with examples at
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- The second column gives the LIST ID (eg LIST210z) which
contains many examples of a particular Rashi technique and
includes the example presented in the third column

- The third column gives a lightning summary of the Rashi
with particular emphasis on the Rashi rule used.
Rashis covered in this issue
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VERSE RULE BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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Dt13-06a SYNONYMS S-R-H=fabricated;Z-R-A=arm;ChNK=train
Dt19-16a SYNONYMS S-R-H=fabricated;Z-R-A=arm;ChNK=train
Dt18-03c SYNONYMS S-R-H=fabricated;Z-R-A=arm;ChNK=train
Dt20-05a SYNONYMS S-R-H=fabricated;Z-R-A=arm;ChNK=train
Gn14-14b SYNONYMS S-R-H=fabricated;Z-R-A=arm;ChNK=train
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VERSE: Dt13-06a
RASHIS COVERED: Dt13-06a Dt19-16a Dt18-03c Dt20-05a Gn14-14b
Dt13-06a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals was the explanation of words the
same way the dictionary explains words. Rashi had a variety
of vehicles to explain meaning. One such vehicle was the
SYNONYM method in which Rashi explains contrasting nuances
between words with similar meanings. Another method is the
unified meaning method in which Rashi shows an underlying
semantic unity among disparate meanings of a root

EXAMPLE - Dt13-06a Dt19-16a S-R-H=Fabrication
---------------------------------------------
There are a variety of roots which indicate falsehood
and fabrication. They include
- B-D = isolated = a fabrication ISOLATED from reality
- S-R-H = remove = a fabrication REMOVED from reality

Rashi gives an example of REMOVED/FABRICATED Testimony--
when eg witnesses testify to a murder in NY and other
witnesses come stating that the 1st witnesses were with
them in Chicago at the time of witnessing--thus the
murder testimony is totally removed from the real word

EXAMPLE - Y-D, Z-R-A -- hand/arm Throw Dt18-03c
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- Y-D means HAND and TO THROW
- Z-R-A means ARM and TO THROW/SCATTER
(as in SEEDING a field)

EXAMPLE - Dt20-05a Gn14-14b Ch-N-K=MOLD FOR YOUR OWN USE
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- Hence Pr22-06 TRAIN a child according to his own method
- Hence Gn14-14 Abraham took his TRAINEES with him
- Hence Dt20-05 BREAK/CONSECRATE a new house

All these verses have a unifying theme of MOLDING SOMETHING
FOR YOUR OWN USE. This concept can apply equally to
- PEOPLE -- so CHNCH can mean to TRAIN
- OBJECT -- so CHNCH can mean to BREAK / CONSECRATE a new house
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS SYNONYMS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST955z
List of Synonym pairs-differ minutely
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS UNIFIED MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST863g
List of verses with root Cheth-Nun-Caph = MOLD FOR ONES OWN USE
LIST955z
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List of                Synonym pairs-differ minutely
LIST955z continues LIST955a
VERSE WORD BASIC IDEA NUANCES
Dt18-03c Z-R-A HAND/THROW ZRA=arm; ZRA=to scatter
-------- Y-D-H HAND/THROW YD=hand; YDH=to throw
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt13-06a S-R-H FABRICATE it is REMOVED from reality*4
-------- B-D-A FABRICATE it is ISOLATED from reality
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt05-17b A-V-H DESIRE*3 desire in ONES HEART-FANTASIZ
Ex20-17 Ch-M-D DESIRE*3 COVET-desire ACQUISITION
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt11-25c P-Ch-D FEAR IMMEDIATE Fear-Good pimples*1
Dt11-25d MoRaH FEAR ANXIETY-LONG TERM Fear-vision
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt11-14c YoREH RAIN*2 F IRST rain-IMPREGNATES ground
Dt11-14d MLKSH RAIN*2 FINAL rain-SOFTENS Ground
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
COMMENTS
*1 Also Rashi Dt11-25b. It seems reasonable that
- P-Ch-D comes from Poh-Chad - SHARP and would refer to
e.g. getting GOOSE PIMPLES (Sharpnesses in skin) from
fear

- MoRaH comes from Y-R-A = vision = LONG TERM
apprehension over the future.*10


*2 - YOREH seems to comes from HRH to make pregnant. It
would look at the rain as ENABLING the seeds to grow

- MALKOSH seesm to come from LKSH - TO THE HARD(KSH)
GRAIN and would refer to a final softening rain
before the produce. See LIST910i *11


*3 It is hard to absolutely prove that
- A-V-H means FANTASIZE vs
- Ch-M-D means DESIRE ACQUISITION

The verses show that
- A-V-H is an act of the HEART while
- Ch-M-D is focused on ACQUIRING OBJECTS
See LIST955h for further details
(Also see Rashi Gn27-15a Gn03-06c Gn03-06d)

*4 On Dt19-16a Rashi gives an example of REMOVED/FABRICATED
Testimony--when eg witnesses testify to a murder in NY
and other witnesses come stating that the 1st witnesses
were with them in Chicago at the time of witnessing--thus
the murder testimony is totally removed from the real word

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 The reader need NOT believe the above etymologies
For frequently Rashi explains synonyms without
reference to etymologies and even without reference
to verses. However some of the above etymologies seem
reasonable and may enrich our appreciation of the
synonyms.


*11 Rashi gives another etymology from the Aramaic.
However in this list we advocate the 2nd explanation
of Rashi over the 1st. Furthermore in this
particular case the 2nd explanation comes internally
from Hebrew while the 1st Rashi explanation INFERS
usage from Aramaic but does not EXPLAIN it.
LIST863g
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List of verses with root Cheth-Nun-Caph = MOLD FOR ONES OWN USE
VERSE MOLD A What? FOR ONES USE Text of Verse with ChNK
Pr22-06 MOLD a PERSON for ones use TRAIN a child in his own way
Gn14-14 MOLD a PERSON for ones use ..took his TRAINEES with him
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Dt20-05 MOLD a OBJECT for ones use BREAK a new house for use
1K08-63 MOLD a OBJECT for ones use they BROKE the Temple ground
P030-01 MOLD a OBJECT for ones use A Psalm on Temple BREAKING
COMMENTS
*1 On Gn14-14b Rashi, besides explaining the meaning of ChNK
also explains the PUN that ChNK is written in SINGULAR
but PRONOUNCED in plural (Rashi concludes that the PUN
simultaneously refers to Abrahams entire staff and also
to their Leader ELIEZER who was his trusted servant.

We will revisit this when we gather the FULL DEFICIENT
spelling puns that Rashi does. However Rashis main point
on the verse is the meaning of ChNK which we have explained
above
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