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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
LISTS PAGE This Sunday: RULE LOOKUP on List page*1
COMMENTS
*1 Starting Sunday we will have 2 FRAMES
-The left frame will have the 30 rules (and subrules)
-The Right Frame will have links to digests with the rule you
selected.
This will make looking up rules and seeing examples easy
If you are interested in a rule simply click it and the
examples illustrating it will appear on the right
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 910h DM$Q = RESEMBLES(dm) and DESIRES($Q) me = FOLLOWER
12 343i Alignment of verses shows that the GWZL is a CHILD-DOVE
5 250a Jr34-18 on Gn15-10b-convenant made by going between animal 1/2s
9 050f PATACH-CHIRIK indicates an ATMOSPHERE encouraging ACTIVITIES
7 863j PGR means DECAYED = a) DECAYED body b) DEPRESSED action
27 605g PROPHECY is accompanied by SYMBOLIC AFFIRMATION(eg EXILE=Night)
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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Gn15-02c WORD MEANINGS DM$Q=RESEMBLE(dm)&DESIRE($K)=Follower
Gn15-09d ALIGNMENT GWZL is a CHILD-DOVE
Gn15-10a OTHER VERSES Walk thru animal 1/2s=Make convenant
Gn15-11a GRAMMARr PATACH-CHIRIK=Atmosphere for activity
Gn15-11b WORD MEANINGS PGR=a)Decayed body b)Depressed manner
Gn15-12a DATABASES PROPHECY accompanied by SYMBOLS
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VERSE: Gn15-02c
Gn15-02c
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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. Rashi would explain the
meaning of 4 letter roots as emanating from the sum of
meaning of each of its constituent 2 letter roots.

EXAMPLE Gn15-02c
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- The Hebrew root DM$Q = FOLLOWER =
- RESEMBLES (dm) and DESIRES($K) me

ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 2-4 LETTER ROOTS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST910h
List of 4 letter roots=sum of 2 letter roots
LIST910h
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List of 4 letter roots=sum of 2 letter roots
4 LETTER ROOT MEANING 1st 2 LETTERS LAST 2 LETTERS
DM$Q Follower Resemble me Desire me
ChiDeKeL*9 Cold Rapids Sharp Light
DuChiFath Enough Handl Enough(DAI) KAPH(Handles)*9
YeHoShuA*8 God will Sav God (YAH) Will Save(SHA)
AVRAYCH*1*4 Good leader Father Gentle/soft
MMZR*1 Illegitimate Blemished (From a)Stranger
ARAL Angel Lion (of) God
BLAD Except Without (BLi) Others
BRZL Iron Strong (BRi) Branch (ZLZL)
ZLAF Fright Worthless (and) Fatigued*3
SRAF Branches A Pot (ie nest) (for) Birds *2
PANAYACH Insightful Brings out(POA) The Hidden(NAX)*5
ChachLiL Intoxicating Swirling(LL) the palate(XC)*6
SnaPir Fish fins Shrub like(SN) used to fly*7
COMMENTS
*1 There are two approaches to 4 letter roots. Sometimes we
try and see them as 2 two letter roots and sometimes we try
and see them as a 3 letter root with an extra letter. Thus
ASTR is explained in the Talmud as ASR. Rav Hirsch stuck to
the 3 letter approach even in obvious cases--thus he takes
MMZR from MZR a rare word in Job.

Similarly Rashi cites a controversy on AVRAYCH:
-- A double 2 letter approach would yield:
AVRAYCH=Gentle(Rc) Father(Av)
-- A 3 letter approach would yield:
AVRAYCH=Kneel (Brch) to me (Aleph)


*2 Note the poetic lisence in e.g.
SRAF =  BIRD(AF) POT (SiR)= Something for Bird nests
This type of small poetic lisence is common in etymologies
and makes their study difficult

*3  Note the finer nuances in some translations. For example ZLAF
occurs rarely in TNACH and its meaning is inferred from its
context. The RDQ in his book of ROOTS says its meaning is SOME
TYPE OF FRIGHT....this could go well with the verse cited by
RDK: "fright has overtaken me"

But perhaps a BETTER translation is
feeling worthless and tired So that the verse with
ZLAF would mean WORTHLESSNESS & FATIGUE HAS OVERTAKEN ME
Then again perhaps there is no way to see which translation
is better

*4 Rashi Gn41-43b

*5 Rashi Gn41-45

*6 Rashi Gn49-12a

*7 The following may help:
- PRCh means to FLY; in connection with fish it could
refer to swimming throughout the water

- SN can mean THORNBUSH or BRANCHES (Songs07-09). I
therefore suggest it means SHRUB like.

So SN-PR would refer to SHRUB-LIKE(SN) protrusions by
which a fish FLYES (PR) - SNPR.

*8 Rashi Nu13-16a

*9 The reference is to a bird with a DOUBLE CROP. Since DU in
ARAMAIC means TWO it appears that Rashi is saying
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DuChiFath = Double(DU) Handle(Caph)=Double CRop
-------------------------------------------------

However we think it preferable that Rashi used Hebrew roots
to explain Hebrew words(Provided simple exaplanations exist)
Hence we read Rashi as saying
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DuChiFath = ENOUGH (Dai) Handles(CAPH)
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Thus the word does not DIRECTLY mean DOUBLE CROP. Rather
the essential meaning of the word is ENOUGH HANDLES. The
method by which this particular bird implements this
ENOUGHNESS is thru use of the DOUBLE CROP.

*10 Rashi Gn02-14a Chid-Kel are the SHARP-LIGHT cold river
rapids.
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VERSE: Gn15-09d
Gn15-09d
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently makes powerful inferences from the alignment
of ALMOST similar verses. The minor variations between these
almost similar verses suggests nuances and differences or
even meaning.

EXAMPLE Gn15-09d
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Throughout Leviticus we find the phrase
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ADULT DOVE or CHILD-DOVE
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In Gn15-09d we find the phrase
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ADULT DOVE or GWZL
------------------

Hence Rashi is Simple: GWZL means CHILD-DOVE
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #12
SEE BELOW LIST343i
List of verses with ADULT-DOVE or CHILD-DOVE
LIST343i
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List of verses with      ADULT-DOVE or CHILD-DOVE
VERSE PHRASE1 PHRASE2
Lv05-07 ADULT DOVE CHILD DOVE
Lv05-11 ADULT DOVE CHILD DOVE
Lv12-06 ADULT DOVE CHILD DOVE
Lv12-08 ADULT DOVE CHILD DOVE
Lv14-22 ADULT DOVE CHILD DOVE
Lv15-14 ADULT DOVE CHILD DOVE
Lv15-29 ADULT DOVE CHILD DOVE
Gn15-09d ADULT DOVE GWZL
DIFFERS *1 *2
COMMENTS
*1 In all verses the ADULT DOVE is called the TR

*2 The alignment shows GWZL means CHILD DOVE
In other verses the
CHILD DOVE is called the IWNH
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VERSE: Gn15-10a
Gn15-10b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis main methods is the skillful use of
cross-references to illuminate other verses. These
cross-references can sometimes be used illuminate
the meanng of newly coined phraes.

EXAMPLE Gn15-10a
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- The hebrew phrase BTR the animals in Gn15-10b
- is illumined by
- Jr34-18 -- Makers of convenants walk between the CUTS
of animals to symbolically affirm their acceptance of
the convenant
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The TRANSITION to the CONVENANT is made by TRANSITING
thru the BTRIM of the cut animal
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ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS INFER MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #5
SEE BELOW LIST250a
List of verse pairs with one verse shedding meaning on words
LIST250a
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List of verse pairs with one verse shedding meaning on words
VERSE TEXT OF VERSE OTHER VRSE MEANING
Gn15-10a Hebrew BTR*6 Jr34-18 Cut-Split animal
Dt26-14c GIFT TO THE DEAD Gn48-29:30 BURIAL*5
Dt27-24a HIT STEATHILY Lv19-16 SLANDER
Lv09-17b beside the MORNING sac Nu28-23 DAILY MORNING SAC
Nu26-10a BANNER fire on rebels Nu17-03 SYMBOL*3
Dt01-19a GREAT & AWESOME desert Dt08-15 with snakes
Ex13-20a SUCCOTH*1 Nu33-05 RMSYTH->SCCTH
Gn15-09 CALF Lv09-07d 1 year old
Ex21-17b HIS BLOOD ON HIM Lv20-27 StoneTo Death
Ex14-24b CONFUSION attacks 1S07-10 by NOISE
Ex30-13e GAYRAH 1S02-36 CURRENCY UNIT
Ex30-18d Washpan near ALTAR Ex40-27:29 COPPER ALTAR
Nu01-02a Count Jews by FAMILY Nu01 Count by TRIBE
Nu01-02c Count Jews by HEADS Ex38-26*2 COIN per HEAD
------- ------------------- -------- ------------
Ex29-42a CONTINUAL offering Ex29-39 Twice a day*4
Ex27-20 CONTINUOUS burning Ex27-21a all night*4
COMMENTS
*1 Ex13-20 Jews journeyed from Succoth after Exodus
Ex12-27 Exodus: Jews go from Raamsayth to Succoth
Nu33-05 Exodus, Then Raamsayth, THen Succoth

The point is that Nu33-05 makes it clear that
there were 3 places
- Exodus FROM Egypt
- TO Raamsayth
- TO Succoth.

Ex13-20 only mentions 2 of the places
Ex12-27 makes it sound like they left EGYPT, ie
they left RAAMSAYTH.

It is in fact common for places to have multiple
names. So Nu33-05 illumines that there were 3
distinct places

*2 Also see Ex30-11:16 which prohibits DIRECTLY
counting people. Instead, we must count the
COINS of each person and from this infer
the total count.

*3 Nu17-05 further illumines by calling it a MEMORIAL
Thus we have SYMBOL MEMORIAL BANNER.

Since NAYS means BANNER it refers to anything
that ATTRACTS attention such as SYMBOLS or
MIRACLES

*4 In this example the Hebrew word TaMid can mean
either CONTINUAL or CONTINUOUS depending on context.

*5 Rashi extends the meaning of GIFT TO THE DEAD to
all BURIAL RELATED MATTERS such as provision of
shrouds and the coffin

*6 Rashi notes that Gn15-17 speaks about
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The FIRE PILLAR that TRANSITED thru the cut animals
---------------------------------------------------

Since FIRE is symbolic of PROPHETIC ENCOUNTER we infer
that GOD symbolically TRANSITED the cut animals to
affirm the CONVENANT He made with Abraham
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VERSE: Gn15-11a
Gn15-11a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to teach grammar the same
way Hebrew Grammar books teach grammar. One aspect of
grammar is showing how VERBS(Actions) become NOUNS(Objects)

EXAMPLE Gn15-11a
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The PATACH-CHIRIK form indicates a NOUN denoting an
ATMOSPHERE where an ACTIVITY is likely to take place

- AIN = nothing = an atmosphere encouraging asking WHERE IS IT

- DI$ = Harvest season--an atmosphere encouraging THRESHING

- QIN = First born son of Adam/Eve---such birth produced
an atmosphere of POSSESSION (Gn04-01)

- &IN = EYE CONTACT---this produces an atmosphere
encouraging RESPONSIVENESS

- &I@ = Bird preying on carcasses---such an atmosphere
encourages SWOOPING down (&@H)
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS NOUN-VERB-ADJ transforms
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW LIST050e
List of PTCH-CHRIK words denoting ATMOSPHERE for an ACTIVITY
LIST050e
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List of PTCH-CHRIK words denoting ATMOSPHERE for an ACTIVITY
NOUN*1 MEANING ATMOSPHERE ENCOURAGING HBRW ROOT
AIN nothing asking WHERE IS IT ANH
DI$ Harvest season THRESHING DW$
QIN Adams 1stBorn Feelings of POSSESSION*1 KNH*2
&IN EYE CONTACT (non-verbal) responsiveness &NH
&I@ Prey-Bird SWOOPING down on Carcasses &TH*3
COMMENTS
*1 All nouns have PATACH CHIRIK form

*2 See Gn04-01

*3 See Gn15-11a
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VERSE: Gn15-11b
Gn15-11b
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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. One of Rashis methods was
to focus on known words and present unfamiliar nuances
of them.

EXAMPLE Hebrew root PGR=a) Decayed bodies b)Depression
The unifying theme is LACK OF SPIRIT(In life/activities)
-------------------------------------------------------
VERSE    TRANSLATION
-------  ----------------------------------------------
Am08-03  Many CASUALITIES
Nu14-32  Your DECAYED bodies will fall in this wilderness
Gn15-11b The PREY birds descended on the DECAYED cut animals
Is37-36  The angel smote...in morning they were DEAD CARCASSES
1S30-21  The people who DECAYED(lost interest) in following David
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS UNIFIED MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST863j
List of verses with root PGR=a)Decaying bodies b)Depressed spirit
LIST863j
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List of verses with root PGR=a)Decaying bodies b)Depressed spirit
VERSE TRANSLATION of verse with meaning of PGR capped
Am08-03 Many CASUALITIES*1
Nu14-32 Your DECAYED*1 bodies will fall in this wilderness
Gn15-11b The prey-birds descended on the DECAYED cut animals
Is37-36 The angel smote...in morning they were DEAD CARCASSES*1
------ ------------------------------------------------------
1S30-21 The people who DECAYED(lost interest) in following David
COMMENTS
*1 The unifying theme is one of LACK of SPIRIT
- either SPIRIT of LIFE=casualty, DECAY, CARCASS
- or SPIRIT of ACTIVITY indicating non-interest in activity
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VERSE: Gn15-12a
Gn15-12a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis primary functions is to make broad database
inquiries, studying themes throughout the Bible.

EXAMPLES
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There are many prophecies in the Bible. God frequently
introduces prophecies by some SYMBOLIC act. For example
God showed Jeremiah a boiling pot which symbolized the
burning hatred of the nations.

Similarly in Gn15-12 God introduces the prophecy of
EXILE and SLAVERY of Abrahams children using the
symbol of a GREAT DARK FRIGHTENING dream.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: DATABASE
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS DATABASE
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW LIST605g
Lists of verses where God introduces prophecy with symbols
LIST605g
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Lists of verses where    God introduces prophecy with symbols
See LIST605h for the application of this list to Gn25-23
VERSE SYMBOLIC ACT WHAT IT SYMBOLIZED
Gn15-12a Great Dark Fright Exile / slavery of Egypt
Jr01-13:14 Burning pot in north burning hatred of nations
Ex17-11 Victory when hands RAISED ...when prayers to heaven
Jr35 Father said no-wine;live long Good to obey commands
IS20-02:06 Isaiah walks naked 3 years Egypt exiled naked
Gn25-22:26 Two infants fight in womb 2 Nations fight*1
COMMENTS
*1 See LIST605h
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