SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main tasks is to explain
GRAMMAR the same way modern Hebrew books
explain GRAMMAR. We call this the Rashi GRAMMAR rule.
Rashi had three broad sub-rules in explaining GRAMMAR

(1) A major component of Hebrew GRAMMAR are the rules
governing conjugations of VERBS, or HEBREW ROOTS.
There are 7 grammatical modes with half a dozen
parameters: tense, person, gender, plurality,
connective words...

(2) Another component of GRAMMAR deals with
PREFIXES-SUFFIXES and other letters, or small words,
that  indicate changes in meanings.This PREFIX-SUFFIX
subrule includes the rules governing the rules of
plural, gender, pronouns etc. We are still making
discoveries of PREFIX-SUFFIX rules today.

(3) Finally a more advanced part of GRAMMAR deals
with the rules of entire SENTENCES. The SENTENCE
rules includes the rules governing sentence order,
apposition, and compound sentences

Today we look at two examples of use of the APPOSITION
RULE.

EXAMPLE 1: Gn12-17b
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Gn12-17b states
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And God PLAGUED
PHAROH
with great plagues
AND HIS HOUSE
because of the matter of Sarai,Abrams wife
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Rashi comments that the capped phrases
should be in APPOSITION
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And God PLAGUED
PHAROH AND HIS HOUSE
with great plagues
because of the matter of Sarai,Abrams wife
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Rashi further suggests that HOUSE=HOUSEHOLD
(this is justified by the METONOMY principle
which allows words to refer to RELATED items)
Hence the final commentary of Rashi is
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And God PLAGUED
PHAROH AND HIS HOUSEHOLD
with great plagues
because of the matter of Sarai,Abrams wife
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EXAMPLE 2: Gn14-05a
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Rashi translates the following sentence
using classical APPOSITION rules
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And the HORI: In THEIR mountain: SEIR
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LIST705a summarizes these example and other examples
using APPOSITION.

List of verses with      Use of APPOSITION

SUCCINCT SUMMARY:
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One of Rashi's 10 major goals is the explanation of GRAMMAR
the same way modern textbooks explain GRAMMAR. There are three
major GRAMMAR submethods:

(a) The goal of the ROOT submethod is to explain all
conjugations and meanings of Biblical roots.
Biblical roots are conjugated with letter prefixes and suffixes
to indicate (i) tense (ii) person (iii) gender (iv) plurality
(v) mode (vi) object (to whom the activity is done) and (vii)
mood. Each of these conjugations has a specific meaning.
Furthermore, these conjugations take on different forms for
roots with weak letters.

(b) The SENTENCE submethod deals with grammatical attributes
of sentences such as (i) word arrangement (Verb Subject vs
Subject Verb) (ii) sentence type  (interrogative, command)
(iii) compound sentences (iv) apposition and (v)
paragraph / sentence development.

(c) The MISCELLANEOUS grammatical methods deal with
(i) agreement (in gender and plurality), (ii) the construct
(iii) pronoun reference (iv) ellipsis (v) noun-verb transforms
(e.g. to dust) (vi) special word usage(e.g. how to use
numbers) (vii) suffix-prefixes (e.g. terminal HEY means
towards).

Today we study the conjugations of NOUNS and
rare VERB-SUBJECT forms.

EXAMPLE Gn04-01b
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Gn04-01 states
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Chava called her first son KAYIN because
I have ACQUIRED A MAN WITH GOD
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Rashi cryptically says
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KAYIN comes from the root KNH=ACQUIRE
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Rashi does not further elaborate on the relationship
between ACQUIRE and KAYIN.   Let us review the
following LIST of similar NOUN forms ending with a *I*
syllable (kaYIN, daYISH,zaYIN,etc)
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HEBREW ROOT     MEANING        PROVOKES     HEBREW ROOT
--------------- -------------- ------------ -----------------
Aleph Yud Nun   Not found      Where is it  Aleph Nun Hey
Daleth Yud Shin Harvest season Threshing    Daleth Shin Hey
Zayin Yud Nun   Weapons        Defection    Zayin Nun Hey
Kuph Yud Nun    Eves son       Acquisition  Kuph Nun Hey
Ayin Yud Nun    Eye him        Responses    Ayin Nun Hey
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This list shows that the YUD-CHIRIK-NUN form indicates
PROVOCATION of the corresponding verb. Hence KUPH YUD
NUN (KAYIN) indicates a PROVOCATION of OWNERSHIP.

This corresponds to the typical situation where
having a first child makes parents aware of their
need to acquire material goods and a social position
so that their "child" will grow up normally. That is,
the 1st child PROVOKES a quest for ownership.

LIST703k below summarizes these examples.

EXAMPLE 2: Gn11-06b
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Rashi teaches the gramatical conjugation principle
that a verb with a suffix MEM indicates a SUBJECT-VERB
meaning. Here are some typical examples:

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VERSE    HEBREW    Text of Verse with M=subject translated
-------- --------- ---------------------------------------------
Gn04-08  BiHYoTHaM WHEN THEY were in the field, Cain killed Abel
Gn11-02  BNaSaM    AS   THEY journeyed from the east, they...
Gn32-20  BMoTzaCHM WHEN YOU  find him say such and such
Gn19-17  KHoTziAM  WHEN THEY brought them outside, he said, flee
Gn34-07  KShamAM   WHEN THEY heard, they came from the field
Gn11-06a HaChiLaM  They are unified BUT this is what THEY do
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As can be seen the Rashi principle that
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MEM indicates a subject
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only applies
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in an ADVERBIAL clause
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that is introduced by an
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ADVERBIAL conjunction
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such as
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WHEN, AS, BUT.
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The ADVERBIAL clause can
be recognized by the fact that
it MODIFIES and verb of the
sentence and answers questions
about the activity (Such as WHEN)

LIST703L below summarizes these examples.

List of words with       YUD-CHIRIK-TERMINAL Letter form

List of words with Terminal M=Subject,in adverbial clause*1

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Some Rashi comments deal with FORMATTING.
Modern authors FORMAT using such techniques as
BULLETS, PARAGRAPHING, BOLD, ITALICS and UNDERLINE.
The Biblical Author achieved these effects but thru
different means.

For example a modern author might hilight distinct
items using BULLETS. The Biblical Author hilights
distinct items using REPEATING KEYWORDS.

We call this the Rashi rule of FORMATTING with the Rashi
subrule of KEYWORDS AS BULLETS

(Rashi could also infer from the general PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
(without any keywords). We call this the the Rashi rule of
FORMATTING with the Rashi subrule of PARAGRAPHS.)


EXAMPLE Gn20-05b
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Gn20-05 states the response of Avimelech who
had been accused of abducting a married woman
who lied to him about her marital status
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Didn't her husband tell me, "She is my sister?"
and didn't she, even she herself sau, "He is my brother;"
- IN the integrity of my heart and
- IN the innocence of my hands
have I done this.
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Rashi comments on the REPEATED KEYWORD "IN".
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The repeated keyword IN creates a BULLET effect
and indicates that the Author wished to emphasize
each distinct phrase. Hence we interpret
- IN integrity of my heart--- I DID NOT INTEND TO SIN
- IN innocence of my hand---- I DID NOT CONSUMATE THE MARRIAGE
Here Avimelech emphasizes that he inquired on her marital
status and all people asked advised him she was single!
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LIST120u below summarizes this argument

BULLETED structure of    Gn20-05b (Avimelech:No INTENT/ACTUAL sin)*10

Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10