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VERSE: Gn03-19a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn03-19a Gn04-10a
Gn03-19a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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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
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Verse Gn03-19a discussing Adams punishment for
eating from the tree of knowledge states
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...you will eat food with the SWEAT OF YOUR BROW
------------------------------------------------

Rashi comments on the CAPPED phrase
SWEAT OF YOUR BROW
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SWEAT OF YOUR BROW means HARD WORK
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Here Rashi uses the METONOMY principle---SWEAT
OF YOUR BROW is **related** to HARD WORK.

EXAMPLE Gn04-10a
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Verse Gn04-10 discussing the murder of Abel states
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The voice of the BLOODS of your brother
screams from the earth
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Rashi explains the CAPPED word
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BLOODS means WOUNDS
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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
LIST871m
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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
-------- ----------------------- --------------------- -----------
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
COMMENTS
*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

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*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):
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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
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*13 Rashi admits that
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I don't understand (know of a precedent) for the
peculiar grammatical construction: YOUR-VALUE
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Rashi was NOT stating that he did not know what
YOUR-VALUE vs VALUE means. In fact he says explicitly
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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
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Judge even minor cases like LANDLORD vs TENANT
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We have modified this as follows
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Judge even minor cases like LANDLORD vs
FARMER-TENANT
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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
Gn08-22b
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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. 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
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In Gn08-22 God promises to maintain the
6 seasons
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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
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- 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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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
LIST343u
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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)
COMMENTS
*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
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RIPE:HOT::WINTER:COLD
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*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.

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*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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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 871m SWEAT OF BROW = hard work; BLOODS = wounds
12 343u COLD:WINTER::HEAT:RIPE. (HEAT,COLD)=extreme;(WINTER,RIPE)=milder
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.

All lists may be found at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lists.htm
Rashis covered in this issue
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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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