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ITEM WHATS NEW & HOT IN THIS ISSUE
HAPPY SUCCOTH Rashi-is-Simple will resume AFTER Succoth
COMING SOON The FAQ will be posted on website during SCCTH
Happy Nu Year Happy New Year to all who learn Rashi*1
Rashi twist Travail of raising children="Teenage growth"
COMMENTS
*1 Hi. Instead of writing personally & individually
to each of my friends, most of which are on Rashi
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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
25 450s PUNISHMENT OF WOMAN:a)teenager b)Pregnancy c)Birth d)Mothers
7 871d CHR=a) Oil b) Afternoon(related to LIGHT to OIL) c)Window/Bulb
7 955z (EySaw)=&$W=Grass; D$A = Meadow (Collective object)
LIS T
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
http://wwww.Rashiyomi.com/workbook.htm

- 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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Gn03-16a CLIMAX Teenage years,pregnancy,birth,Mother
Gn03-16b CLIMAX Teenage years,pregnancy,birth,Mother
Gn03-16c CLIMAX Teenage years,pregnancy,birth,Mother
Gn03-16d CLIMAX Teenage years,pregnancy,birth,Mother
Gn06-16a WORD MEANINGS CHR=oil, afternoon(very light),bulb
Gn01-11a SYNONYMS &$W = GRASS; D$A = MEADOW
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VERSE: Gn03-16a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn03-16a Gn03-16b Gn03-16c Gn03-16d
Gn03-16a
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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.

EXAMPLE Gn03-16 PUNISHMENT OF WOMAN
-----------------------------------
The verse lists CHRNOLOGICALLY and CLIMACTICALLY the
peculiar fears and travails of women at each stage of life
- TRAVAILS    (RASHI) Travail of TEENAGE GROWTH YEARS
- PREGNANCY   (RASHI) Burden of PREGNANCY
- BIRD        (RASHI) Pain of Childbirth
- MARRIAGE    (RASHI) Women more dependent emotionally on man
- HE RULES    (RASHI) Men explicit; Women discreet
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: STYLE
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS CLIMAX
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #25
SEE BELOW LIST450s
List of female pains a)Teenager b)Pregnancy c)Birth d)Marriage
LIST450s
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List of female pains     a)Teenager b)Pregnancy c)Birth d)Marriage
VERSE Text of Verse Reference*10 NOTES
Gn03-16a Travails Teenage years *1
Gn03-16b Pregnancies Pregnancy *2
Gn03-16c Travail of Birth Birth *3
Gn03-16d Desire husband Marital dependency *4
Gn03-16e Husband rules Man explicit;woman discreet *5
COMMENTS
*1 Rashi literally says
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TRAVAIL = pain of raising children
------------------------------------

But it would be anti-climactic to state RAISE CHILDREN followed
by PREGNANCY BIRTH and MARITAL DEPENDENCY

Hence it makes more sense to translate
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TRAVAIL = pain of being raised as a child=Teenage years
-------------------------------------------------------

Notice how this inference is justified by the CLIMAX structure
of the paragraph---not by grammar or word meaning. This is
a fundamental observation in use of CLIMAX

*2 The verse simply says PREGNANCY.
However because of the CLIMACTIC NATURE and CONTEXT of the
verse we interpret PREGNANCY as the BURDEN OF PREGNANCY

Here we use the Rabbi Ishmael rule of INFERENCE FROM CONTEXT
which we have enriched with the idea of CLIMAX

*3 This is clear (Women have pain in birth)

*4 Women tend to miss their spouses more than men--that is the
way they are emotionally

*5 I saw a simple (non-sexist) explanation of the MAN-EXPLICIT vs
WOMAN DISCREET distinction from Masters and Johnson:
- The man needs an erection during relations--hence he cannot
be confronted
- by contrast the womans response is more automatic.

Hence the woman must wait till the man is ready to begin.Hence
she must be discreet in her requests.

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 All items in this list refer to VULNERABILITIES that women
have but men do not have (Thus WOMEN can be pregnant but not
men; women have pain at birth but not men; women fear rape
during their teenage years while men fear only rejection)

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VERSE: Gn06-16a
Gn06-16a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis main goals was the explanation of meaning
the same way a dictionary explains meaning. Rashi had
a variety of vehicles to explain meaning. Rashi frequently
meaning using METONOMY--the naming of an object by a RELATED
event or object

EXAMPLE Gn06-16a OIL-AFTERNOON-WINDOW-BULB
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The Hebrew root CHR means OIL
- Hence it can refer to the RELATED ITEM of LIGHT
- It actually does mean AFTERNOON (Time of light)
This is an example of DOUBLE METONOMY (OIL-LIGHT-AFTERNOOON)

In Gn06-16a it possible refers to
- A WINDOW (Source of LIGHT related to OIL)
- A GLITTER-STONE(Like a light bult)=Source of LIGHT(From oil)

In the above examples the NEW word meanings AFTERNOON and WINDOW
come from an item related to light, OIL.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 8 Methods of Naming
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST871d
List of idioms using metonomy(AFTERNOON=OIL-LIGHT time)
LIST871d
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List of idioms using     metonomy(AFTERNOON=OIL-LIGHT time)
VERSE TEXT OF VERSE METONOMY(ITEM means RELATED ITEM)
Gn06-16a The OIL WINDOW(For light);GLITTER-STONE(For lite
Gn06-16a The OIL AFTERNOON (The oil-light time)*12
Nu14-09a Our BREAD Our BREAD=Piece of CAKE(easy to comsume)
Nu01-51a LOWER Temple TAKE IT DOWN (analogy;RAISE it=BUILD it)
Nu01-16a The INVITED The DISTINGUISHED(you always invite them
Gn25-22e Seek GOD Seek PROPHETIC ADVICE of God*8 *10
Ex18-15b Seek GOD Seek PROPHETIC ADVICE of God*8 *10
Ex18-09a He SHARPED*11 Mirth at SHARP word or TWINGED from pain
Ex14-24a MORNING WATCH Guard Duty at DAWN*7
Ex14-25c EGYPT-the land Egyptians-the people*6
Gn49-09c ABOVE plunder REMOVED from plundering (Above it)*5
Gn49-05b VIOLENT TOOLS Criminal behavior*4
Gn45-18b FAT of land BEST of land
Gn45-08a FATHER to Phrh FRIEND/ADVISOR to Pharoh
Gn43-34a He gave LIFTS LIFTED THEIR SPIRIT-i.e. gifts
Gn41-35b HAND of Pharoh DOMAIN of Pharoh*2
Gn24-18a pitchr on HAND she lowered pitcher on her ARM
Gn37-26b COVER blood CONCEAL murder
Gn37-26b cover BLOOD conceal MURDER
Ex30-13c HOLY coins Coins used in HOLY TEMPLE matters
Dt18-01c FIRES of God SACRIFICES offered on temple Fire
Dt29-19a SMOKING anger Anger that makes person HOT
Gn13-02a Abraham HEAVY Abraham-s assets NUMEROUS
Gn13-02a ABRAHAM heavy ABRAHAM-S ASSETS numerous
Lv26-10b *9 Sign of PLENTY(have to remove old for nu
Lv26-04a *9 Sign of PLENTY-threshing seasn in HARVST
COMMENTS
*1 Many examples in this list come from previous
list in the metonomy series (LIST871a,
LIST871b, LIST871c)

*2 See LIST871e for 6 Rashis mentioning this HAND=DOMAIN
theme

*3 See LIST871f for verses where NSA means GIFT

*4 Rashi citing the Midrash Rabbah states
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Your violence is something you VIOLATED
from Esauv (You are killing like Esauv)
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But I see no reason to see this Midrash
as the PRIMARY simple meaning of the
verse. The PRIMARY meaning of the verse
is that Shimon and Levi were criminals
The Midrash is simply adding a pun to this
observation.

*5 See LIST871g for some examples

*6 This is a common metonomy that occurs in English
(eg America-Americans etc).

Rashi is cute here: He EXPLAINS the metonomy
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When the soldiers die at sea their loved ones
back in Egypt also suffer and in effect are
smitten by God
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Rashi does not contradict the metonomy--he
simply shows why it is convenient to identify
the LAND and PEOPLE.

*7 The night was traditionally divided into three
times of Guard duty. The GUARD DUTY near dawn
was called the MORNING WATCH (Cf Ju07-19 for
confirmation that there was a BEGINNING WATCH, MIDDLE
WATCH and DAWN WATCH)

*8 The phrases SEEK GOD, SEEK IN GOD, occur in several
verses and denote SEEKING ADVICE OF GOD. Compare for
example (1S09-09, 1K22-08 or even 2K01-03 (Seeking
advice of idolatrous gods). For alternate meanings
see note *10.

*9 The exact verse text is
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You will have to remove the old grain for the new
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This means
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You will have plenty
---------------------

In other words removal of the OLD for the NEW
is simply something RELATED to PLENTY. The main
theme is plenty.

Similarly the Biblical text
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The threshing season will bump into the harvest season
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means
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you will have plenty
--------------------
Again the fact that we are STILL threshing when the
harvest comes is something RELATED to having plenty.
The main point is that there is PLENTY.

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 On Gn25-22e there is a delightful Ramban Rashi controversy
Ramban points out that SEEK GOD can mean PRAYER. Rashi
holds it means PROPHETIC ADVICE. I brought about a dozen
verses which clearly show that
- SEEK GOD can and does refer to PRAYER
- SEEK GOD can and does refer to PROPHETIC ADVICE
- SEEK GOD can and does refer to BOTH Prayer/Prophecy
Hence I regard Ramban not as disagreeing with Rashi but
rather as complementing him. For further details see
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn25-22d.htm

*11 Clearly the Hebrew YeeChad comes from the root CHAD
which means SHARP. Rashi brings two opinions
- It means HE SHARPED (Mirthed at a SHARP WORD)
- It means HE TWINGED (Upset at PAINFUL news)

But Radack brings STRONG support that CHAD means
mirth. Indeed, in other verses, CHAD does mean
MIRTH (As in eg Neh08-10 or P021-07).

This controversy between Rashi and Radack
can be resolved Grammatically. The grammatical
form of VaYeeChad (Chirik, Patach) could come from
either
- INTENSE MODE of 1-2-Hey roots(Cheth-Daleth-Hey) or
- PASSIVE MODE of 1-2-2 roots(Cheth-Daleth-Daleth)

In the intense mode CHAD means MIRTH(Radack)

But in the PASSIVE MODE it would correspond to
RECEIVING (PASSIVE!) a SHARP twinge at hearing
bad news.

Hence the controversy is on the root and mode
of the word.

This explanation makes both viewpoints respectable
since Rashi would concede that CHEDVAH which
definitely comes from Cheth-Daleth-Hey means
MIRTH; Rashi could still maintain that Yee-Chad
means TWINGED since it comes from a different root

Rashi also points out that the translation
TWINGED would show that despite Jethros
happiness he still felt sorry for the Egyptians
thus showing the conflict between his past(non-jew)
and future (friend of Jews)

*12 AFTERNOON-LIGHT-OIL is an example of DOUBLE METONOMY
See LIST871c for other examples.
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VERSE: Gn01-11a
Gn01-11a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY:
-----------------
One of Rashis 5 main goals is to explain meaning the same way
the dictionary explains meaning. Rashi had a variety of methods
to explain meaning including distinguishing nuances of synonyms

EXAMPLE Gn01-11a  MEADOW vs GRASS
---------------------------------
- &$W = EySaw = GRASS
- D$A = ----- = MEADOW (Collective grass)
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS SYNONYMS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST955z
List of Synonym pairs-(eg D$A=MEADOW;&SA=Grass)
LIST955z
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List of Synonym pairs-(eg D$A=MEADOW; &SA=Grass)
LIST955z continues LIST955a
VERSE WORD BASIC IDEA NUANCES
Gn01-11a D$A FIELD MEADOW*6
- - - - &SW FIELD GRASS*6
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt28-68a ANIH BOAT Both words mean boat *5
- - - - SFINH BOAT Both words mean boat *5
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt18-03c Z-R-A HAND/THROW ZRA=arm; ZRA=to scatter
-------- Y-D-H HAND/THROW YD=hand; YDH=to throw
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt13-06a S-R-H FABRICATE it is REMOVED from reality*4
-------- B-D-A FABRICATE it is ISOLATED from reality
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt05-17b A-V-H DESIRE*3 desire in ONES HEART-FANTASIZ
Ex20-17 X-M-D DESIRE*3 COVET-desire ACQUISITION
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt11-25c P-X-D FEAR IMMEDIATE Fear-Good pimples*1
Dt11-25d M-R-H FEAR ANXIETY-LONG TERM Fear-vision
------- ----- ------ ----------------------
Dt11-14c I-R-H RAIN*2 F IRST rain-IMPREGNATES ground
Dt11-14d MLK$ 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

*5 Undoubtedly there is probably a subtle difference between
ANIH/SFINH but it is not possible to determine this from
verses. An interesting statistical note is the following
- SFINH occurs ONCE in the  Bible
- ANIH occurs 3 dozen times in the Bible
- But in Biblical times the frequencies were reversed
Hence, Rashi, in explaining the more frequently occurring
ANIH was responding to the rarity of this word IN HIS TIME

*6 - GRASS can refer to MANY or SINGULAR grass
- MEADOW only refers to a WHOLE MEADOW of GRASS

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.
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