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VERSE: Gn03-19a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn03-19a Gn04-10a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- One of Rashi's 10 major methods is the WORD MEANING method. One WORD MEANING method is the METONOMY method. METONOMY is the naming of an item by a RELATED item. For example AMERICA defeated IRAQ really means the AMERICAN PEOPLE defeated the IRAQY PEOPLE. Here the LAND America names the related item, the PEOPLE that reside in AMERICA. EXAMPLE Gn03-19a ---------------- Verse Gn03-19a discussing Adams punishment for eating from the tree of knowledge states ------------------------------------------------- ...you will eat food with the SWEAT OF YOUR BROW ------------------------------------------------ Rashi comments on the CAPPED phrase SWEAT OF YOUR BROW ------------------------------------------ SWEAT OF YOUR BROW means HARD WORK ------------------------------------------ Here Rashi uses the METONOMY principle---SWEAT OF YOUR BROW is **related** to HARD WORK. EXAMPLE Gn04-10a ---------------- Verse Gn04-10 discussing the murder of Abel states ------------------------------ The voice of the BLOODS of your brother screams from the earth ------------------------------ Rashi explains the CAPPED word --------------------- BLOODS means WOUNDS --------------------- Here the concept of WOUND is related to the concept of BLOOD. Hence the plural of WOUND means the plural of BLOOD LIST871m summarizes this and similar examples of METONOMY. | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | WORD MEANINGS | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | 8 METHODS OF NAMING | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #7 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST871m | |
List of | words which mean related items-METONOMY |
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List of words which mean related items-METONOMY*10 | ||||
VERSE | BIBLICAL PHRASE | TRANSLATION | NOTES | |
Gn03-19a | SWEAT OF YOUR BROW | HARD WORK | ||
Gn04-10a | BLOODS of your brother | your brothers WOUNDS | ||
Dt33-23a | NAFTALI satisfied | NAFTALIs PEOPLE/LAND | ||
Lv26-13c | Redeem you STANDING | PROUDLY | ||
Lv26-13b | break the STICK of yoke | break LATCH of yoke | ||
Lv27-03a | YOUR-VALUE | Fee Schedule | ||
Lv27-03b | YOUR-VALUE | Fee-Schedule | ||
Lv27-08c | what his HAND can GRAB | what he can AFFORD | ||
Gn49-26d | BREASTS | Ejaculation | ||
Gn49-26c | EJACTULATION and WOMBS | Many happy children | ||
Gn30-35c | sheep with WHITE | WHITE PATCHES | ||
Ex30-07b | FLAMES of candellabrah | OIL PANS hold flames | ||
Ex27-20a | CLEAR OIL | OIL without dregs | *4 | |
Gn30-39a | aroused by STICKS | REFLECTION OF STICKS | *11 | |
Ex14-07c | FIRST-SECOND-THIRD | PRES-VicePres-Secrtry | ||
Ex22-02b | He has BLOOD | Guilty of BLOODSHED | ||
Nu35-27a | He doesnt have BLOOD | Not a MURDERER | ||
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Dt01-16d | court case with GRANARY | GRANARY-tenant worker | *14 | |
Lv27-02b | vow SOUL | vow VALUE OF SOUL | ||
Nu10-28b | These are the JOURNEYS | ...JOURNEY SEQUENCES | ||
Nu10-12a | Journey BY JOURNEY | BY JOURNEY SEQUENCE | ||
Nu10-34b | from their CAMP | From their CAMPINGS | ||
Gn23-04b | PLOT OF GRAVE | Burial Plot | *12 | |
Dt25-09a | Spit IN FACE | Spit TOWARDS HIM | *1 | |
Lv05-04a | Swear by lips | Verbally(Explicitly) | *2 | |
Ex28-08a | Belt OF his AYPHOD | Belt USED with AYPHOD | *3 | |
Ex28-31a | the dress OF AYPHD | Aypohd USED with DRES | *3 | |
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*1 Cf However Lv15-08a Spit ON Him = Actually spit on him The rule seems to be that SPIT ON HIM is literal whereas SPIT ON FACE (use of FACE vs FULL PERSON) means SPIT TOWARDS HIM *2 eg If I am angry and mentally curse or if I am angry and start ranting and raving without however fully articulating everything on my mind -- in these two cases I may have sworn IN MY MIND but I have not sworn WITH MY LIPS (Explicitly) *3 Contrast Ex20-03a OTHER GODS=GODS OF OTHER PEOPLE vs Ex21-02a JEWISH SLAVE = SLAVE AND JEWISH Technically the possessive --OF-- can mean - OWNED BY (eg OTHER GODS = gODS of OTHERS) - PROPERTY (eg JEWISH SLAVE=SLAVE who is JEWISH) - ASSOCIATED WITH (eg BELT OF GARMENT=Belt USED with Garment) Note Rashi proves the JEWISH SLAVE=SLAVE WHO IS JEWISH by citing an other verse Dt15-12 *11 *4 Rashis real point here ('What is bothering Rashi') is that the METONOMY rule requires that CLEAR OIL could either mean - literally clear oil - oil producing a clear flame Rashi advises us that here it is literal Rashi also cites the Talmud Menachoth which outlines the production process *5 So - VALUE = FEE - YOUR-VALUE = FEE SCHEDULE(Fixed amount for each gender and age group)*13 | ||||
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*10 The difference between this list; LIST871m and the sister list, LIST871d, of IDIOMS BY METONOMY is that - LIST871d lists new phrases that have entered the language as idioms--for example, HOLY COINS refers to COINS USED/RELATED TO THE HOLY TEMPLE - LIST871m lists one time usages of metonomy-- for example SHEEP WITH WHITE refers to SHEEP WITH WHITE PATCHES. The difference is that HOLY COINS always refer to TEMPLE-RELATED coins while WHITE does not always refer to WHITE PATCHES---in other words it is a one time use of the RELATED MEANING rule. The metonomy of most of the examples in this list can be inferred from context. *11 It is important to emphasize that SHEEP do NOT get aroused from merely seeing something patched (which reminds them of sheep of the opposite gender). Rather JACOB FIXED the STICKS IN THE WATER. The water in the troughs was FLOWING water. Hence the reflection of the sticks in the water gave the appearance of MOVING / PULSATING ITEMS WITH PATCHES. It is these MOVING / PULSATING items with patches that aroused the female sheep since the pulsating bobbing sticks resembled aroused males. Once the females became aroused the males mated them. So Jacobs trick was to mimic LIVE MALE PATCHED SHEEP by using water reflections of PATCHED STICKS. *12 The Hebrew word A-Chu-Zah by itself can refer to a plot of land (without any additional words): ------------------------------------------------------ Cf Gn47-11 Gave them a PLOT Cf Lv25-46 These slaves shall be a PLOT for inheritance Cf Nu27-04 Give us please a PLOT among our brothers ------------------------------------------------------ *13 Rashi admits that ----------------------------------------------------- I don't understand (know of a precedent) for the peculiar grammatical construction: YOUR-VALUE ----------------------------------------------------- Rashi was NOT stating that he did not know what YOUR-VALUE vs VALUE means. In fact he says explicitly ------------------------------------------------- the value was fixed for each gender and age group ------------------------------------------------- Rather what Rashi did not know was a precedent for the peculiar grammatical form: YOUR-VALUE *14 As usual in this list we have brought Rashi's SECOND explanation (Whenever there are two explanations in Rashi, we reject the first as wrong and accept the second as right). I am told that the Lubavitcher Rebbe may he rest in peace held a different view: There are problems with each explanation and Rashi therefore brought both. We have very slightly modified Rashi to make his comment consistent with Biblical Hebrew. Rashi actually states -------------------------------------------------- Judge even minor cases like LANDLORD vs TENANT -------------------------------------------------- We have modified this as follows ----------------------------------------------- Judge even minor cases like LANDLORD vs FARMER-TENANT ----------------------------------------------- PEOPLE and their PLACES often have same names (e.g. AMERICA-AMERICAN) The FARMER TENANT is the person ASSOCIATED with the GRANARY which in Hebrew is Gimel Resh. It is for this reason that we have slightly amended Rashi. The literal Rashi, TENANT would not make sense linguistically since Gimel-Resh refers to an ALIEN not to a TENANT. On the other hand, Gimel-Resh as meaning GRANARY is common in the Bible. |
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VERSE: Gn08-22b
RASHIS COVERED: Gn08-22b Gn08-22c Gn08-22e
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- 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. We call this the Rashi rule of ALIGNMENT When Rashi infers MEANING from the ALIGNMENT of almost identical phrases we call this the Rashi SUBRULE of MEANING. EXAMPLE: The 6 Seasons ------------------------------------- In Gn08-22 God promises to maintain the 6 seasons ---------------------------------------------------- The days of the earth will continue - Planting season (Sep Oct) Harvest Season (Mar Apr) - Cold season (Nov Dec) Heat season (Jul Aug) - Ripe season (May Jun) Winter season (Jan Feb) ---------------------------------------------------- A series of Rashis explains the reference of the six seasons ---------------------------------------- - RIPE refers to early summery when fruit ripens Indeed the word RIPE can refer to DRIED DATES (2S16-02) Here the METONOMY principle is used since the SEASON is called by the fruit RELATED to that season ---------------------------------------- Rashi now infers the meaning of the remaining seasons by their ALIGNMENT. - HEAT season is to hot for anything - RIPE season allows ripening of some fruit Hence by ALIGNMENT--HEAT-COLD go together similar to RIPE-WINTER-- we infer that - COLD season is to COLD for anything - WINTER season would be a little warmer We have given approximate months associated with the seasons above. (Rashi actually uses half months-- so that e.g. RIPE season is END APR MAY BEGINNNING-JUNE and HOT SEASON is END-JUNE JULY BEGINNING-AUGUST. LIST343u below summarizes this argument | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | ALIGNMENT | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | MEANING | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #12 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST343u | |
List of | 6 seasons in Gn08-22 |
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List of 6 seasons in Gn08-22 | ||||
1st SEASON | MONTHS*2 | 2nd SEASON | MONTHS*2 | |
Planting season | (Sep Oct) | Harvest Season | (Mar Apr) | |
Cold season | (Nov Dec) | Heat season | (Jul Aug) | |
Ripe season | (May Jun) | Winter season | (Jan Feb) | |
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*1 Rashi's argument is as follows - RIPE season is good for some fruit (like Dates*10) - but HEAT season is to hot for anything In a similar manner - COLD season would be like HEAT season (to COLD for anything) while - WINTER would be like RIPE season and not as severe Technically this Rashi ALIGNMENT can be understood as an analogy ----------------------- RIPE:HOT::WINTER:COLD ----------------------- *2 Rashi is more specific with the MONTHS. For example HEAT SEASON is identified with - END JUNE - JULY - BEGINNING AUGUST This is more accurate then JULY AUGUST. We have used the non-half month version for reasons of brevity. | ||||
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*10 - RIPE refers to early summery when fruit ripens Indeed the word RIPE can refer to DRIED DATES (2S16-02) Here the METONOMY principle is used since the SEASON is called by the fruit RELATED to that season ---------------------------------------- |
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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 | 871m | SWEAT OF BROW = hard work; BLOODS = wounds | |
12 | 343u | COLD:WINTER::HEAT:RIPE. (HEAT,COLD)=extreme;(WINTER,RIPE)=milder | |
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*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. All lists may be found at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lists.htm |
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VERSE | RULE | BRIEF DESCRIPTION | |
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Gn03-19a | METONOMY | SWEAT OF BROW=hard work;BLOODS=WOUNDS | |
Gn04-10a | METONOMY | SWEAT OF BROW=hard work;BLOODS=WOUNDS | |
Gn08-22b | ALIGNMENT | COLD:WINTER::HEAT:RIPE season | |
Gn08-22c | ALIGNMENT | COLD:WINTER::HEAT:RIPE season | |
Gn08-22e | ALIGNMENT | COLD:WINTER::HEAT:RIPE season | |
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