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VERSE: Gn11-32a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn11-32a Gn13-03b Gn14-04a Gn14-05a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- Rashi will very often take a verse whose meaning is ALREADY understood and ADD a consequence to the verse. In other words the - WORDS and - GRAMMAR used by the verse are standard and understood. - OTHER VERSES do not add further details to the verses meaning. If Rashi adds consequences or assumptions or methods to the verses meaning we call this the SPREADSHEET method since SPREADSHEETS are very often used to derive consequences from otherwise understood data. If the additional inferences are - numerical, and can be depicted with a SPREADSHEET of numbers we say Rashi is using the ALGEBRAIC spreadsheet method - diagramatic, we say Rashi is using the GEOMETRIC spreadsheet method - verbal-logical, we say Rashi is using the CONSEQUENCE SPREADSHEET method. EXAMPLE Gn11-32a ---------------- Rashi gathers 3 verses as follows --------------------------------------------------------- Verse Event Age Of Whom Sequence -------- ------------------------- ---- -------- -------- Gn11-26 Abraham born to Terach 70 Terach (A) Gn12-04 Abraham left Charan 75 Abraham (C) ------- Terach's age when Abe left 145 Gn11-32 Terach dies 205 Terach (B) ------- After Abe left:Years left 60 --------------------------------------------------------- As the above SPREADSHEET shows, Terach lives 60 years after Abraham left. It would appear that Abraham left his old father to establish his own life. This would be perojative to Abraham! Hence the Bible reverses the sequence order and indicates Terachs death BEFORE Abrahams leaving. The basic point is that Abraham founded monotheism (or its spread) and could not do this in the house of an idolater--hence he HAD to leave. Rashi dresses up this point with several sermonic points that we need not go into. The main focus is that Abraham had to leave to start his own life but the Bible did not want to insinuate that Abraham was disrespectful to his father. LIST690b below summarizes this SPREADSHEET. LIST690z below presents other Rashis using the SPREADSHEET principle. EXAMPLE Gn13-03b ---------------- Verse Gn13-03b states ------------------------------------- Abraham went according to his journeys FROM the SOUTH TOWARDS BethEl.... ------------------------------------- Rashi explains a GEOMETRIC point --------------------------------- EGYPT is SOUTH of ISRAEL Abraham had just been expelled from EGYPT, and was Journeying to BethEl in Israel. Hence the word SOUTH in Gn13-03b refers to EGYPT --------------------------------- As we have explained numerous times the SPREADSHEET method can equally refer to ALGREBRAIC COMPUTATIONS or GEOMETRIC DIAGRAMS (Such as occur in geographic Rashis). EXAMPLE Gn14-04a Gn14-05a ------------------------- Rashi CLARIFIES the sequences of events in Gn14-01:04 using a spreadsheet ------------------------------------------------------------------ VERSE TEXT OF VERSE Rashi Comment ------- --------------------------------------- ------------------ Gn14-01 4 King Alliance(Headed by CeDarLaOMeR) Gn14-02 5 King Alliance Gn14-04 THESE served CeDarLaOMeR THESE=5 King Group Gn14-04 Served 12 years Years 1-12 Gn14-04 and Rebelled 13 years Years 13-26 Gn14-05 In 14th years CeDarLaOMeR came; war Year 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------ As can be seen Rashi does not do anything profound. Rather Rashi LIST690z below presents other Rashis using the SPREADSHEET METHOD | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | SPREADSHEETS | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | ALGEBRA | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #30 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST690z | |
List of Rashis comments | a)By CONSEQUENCE b)Computation,c)Diagram | |
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SEE BELOW | LIST691c | |
List of verses | presenting Terach's age when Abe left | |
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SEE BELOW | LIST691d | |
List of verses | Presenting the CeDarLaOMeR Rebellion |
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List of verses Presenting the CeDarLaOMeR Rebellion | |||
VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE | Rashi Comment | |
Gn14-01 | 4 King Alliance(Headed by CeDarLaOMeR) | ||
Gn14-02 | 5 King Alliance | ||
Gn14-04a | THESE served CeDarLaOMeR | THESE=5 King Group | |
Gn14-04 | Served 12 years | Years 1-12 | |
Gn14-04 | and Rebelled 13 years | Years 13-26 | |
Gn14-05a | In 14th year CeDarLaOMeR came; war | Year 27 |
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List of verses presenting Terach's age when Abe left | |||||
Verse | Event | Age | Of Whom | Sequence | |
Gn11-26 | Abraham born to Terach | 70 | Terach ( | A) | |
Gn12-04 | Abraham left Charan | 75 | Abraham ( | C) | |
------- | Terach's age when Abe left | 145 | Terach | ||
Gn11-32a | Terach dies | 205 | Terach ( | B)*1 | |
------- | After Abe left:Years left | 60 | *1 | ||
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*1 As the above SPREADSHEET shows, Terach lives 60 years after Abraham left. It would appear that Abraham left his old father to establish his own life. This would be perojative to Abraham! Hence the Bible reverses the sequence order and indicates Terachs death BEFORE Abrahams leaving. The basic point is that Abraham founded monotheism (or its spread) and could not do this in the house of an idolater--hence he HAD to leave. *10 | |||||
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*10 Rashi dresses up this point with several sermonic points that we need not go into. The main focus is that Abraham had to leave to start his own life but the Bible did not want to insinuate that Abraham was disrespectful to his father. |
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List of Rashis comments a)By CONSEQUENCE b)Computation,c)Diagram LIST690z continues LIST690a | ||
VERSE | Item Spreadsheet is used for | |
Gn11-32a.htm | years 1-12 in slavery; rebel years 13-26;27th=war | |
Gn11-32a.htm | EGYPT = SOUTH of ISRAEL | |
Gn11-32a.htm | Abraham left Father in old age to teach about God | |
Dt26-02d.htm | First fruit tied in ribbon so it can be recognized | |
Dt01-25a.htm | Israel is perceived at TOP;other lands are DOWN | |
Nu33-18a.htm | Spies uttered HEATED WORDS against God/Israel | |
Nu27-02a.htm | Inquiry on female inheritance happened in year 40 | |
Nu15-36a.htm | EXECUTION chamber is distant from court(..GO OUT.) | |
Nu15-36a.htm | REMEMBER COMMANDS:(Rabbinic)8 threads+5 knots+=613 | |
Nu15-36a.htm | REMEMBER REVELATION:SKYblue thread=Heaven | |
Nu07-84b.htm | 10 per ladel;120=12*10 total:No blemish;Exact unit | |
lv25-48a.htm | Prorated linear redemption of Jewish slave | |
lv16-24d.htm | Diagram of TEMPLE proper, ALTAR, TEMPLE COURTYARD | |
ex35-01a.htm | List of 3 40-day ascents by Moses to Mount Sinai | |
ex32-15a.htm | Diagram of the 10 commandments bored in stone | |
ex26-09a.htm | Dimesions of Temple building and curtain coverings | |
ex10-11b.htm | Pharoh denied YOUTH to go--elders and sheep ok |
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VERSE: Gn09-23b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- The FORMATTING rule seeks to explain Rashis based on the FORMATTING of the Biblical text. FORMATTING techniques in modern writing include use of bold, italics,underline, bullets, paragraph indentation and similar items. The Bible indicated FORMATTING using its own techniques: For example - the Bible indicates bold,italics, underline thru REPETITION - the Bible indicates bulleting, thru REPEATING KEYWORDS When the Bible, or modern literature, uses either BOLD, UNDERLINE, ITALICS or REPETITION, it is thereby indicating an UNSPECIFIED EMPHASIS. Such EMPHASIS typically manifests itself in either RESTRICTIVE or BROAD interpretation. The Bible can also indicate FORMATTING thru meaning without any formal structure. EXAMPLE Gn09-23b ---------------- Gn09-23b discussing how Shaym and Yefeth covered their fathers nakedness states ------------------------------------------------------------- - Shaym and Yefeth took a garment - they walked BACKWARDS - and covered their father's nakedness - and since their faces were BACKWARDS - they did not see their father's nakedness ------------------------------------------------------------- Rashi comments on the repeated word BACKWARDS --------------------------------------------- The REPEATED word BACKWARDS creates emphasis and indicates that even at the moment they covered their father's nakedness they did not turn around. --------------------------------------------- In modern notation we would indicate this by BOLDING, UNDERLINING or CAPPING the word BACKWARDS to indicate an emphasis. LIST150a below presents other examples where verses are interpreted broadly because of a REPETITION. | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | REPETITION | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | RESTRICTIVE MEANING | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #19 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST160z | |
List of verses with | REPEATED words interpreted restrictvely |
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List of verses with REPEATED words interpreted restrictively LIST160z continues LIST160a | |||
VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE | MEANING OF REPETITION | |
Gn09-23b | Walk backwards;cover;walk back | Didnt turn around at all | |
Dt22-08c | Roof-gate so FALLER no FALL | Even if he is FALLER | |
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Dt23-11b | LEAVE camp: DO NOT return*5 | Intensity of obligation | |
Dt23-24a | FULFILL vows;DO NOT DELAYS*5 | Intensity of obligation | |
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Lv03-17 | OFFERING BLOOD prohibited | (Cf Lv17-11:14)*3 | |
Lv07-26b | PERSONAL MEAL BLOOD prohibited | Even outside Israel | |
Dt12-16 | PERSONAL MEAL BLOOD prohibited | Even non offering | |
Lv17-14a | COVERED BLOOD prohibited | Even NON GUSHING | |
Dt12-24a | ORGAN BLOOD(still inside) | Even NON GUSHING*4 | |
Dt12-25a | DRAINING BLOOD | Even NON GUSHING*4 | |
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Nu35-34a | I DWELL DWELL among Jews | Even when they SIN*2 | |
Lv16-12c | Offer FINE FINE incense | EXTRA FINE | |
Ex30-25b | COMPOUND COMPOUND-COMPOUND WORK | PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDED | |
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Ex19-03b | TO SAY...SAY THUS..THESE WORDS | ONLY these words;no more | |
Ex19-06b | TO SAY...SAY THUS..THESE WORDS | ONLY these words;no more | |
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Gn27-03c | HUNT me a HUNT | HUNT from wilds*1 | |
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*1 That is a REAL HUNT (HUNT A HUNT) and eg not buying meat if he couldnt immediately find it in the hunt. *2 THere are two Rashi comments (Nu35-34a, Nu35-34b) - From the repetition DWELL DWELL Rashi infers that God always DWELLS among the Jews - Rashi then explains the verse ----------------------------------------------- Since I always DWELL among the Jews do not cover up murder so that I am not forced to dwell in impurity ----------------------------------------------- *3 Lv17-11:14 emphasizes -------------------------------------------------- The BLOOD IS (That is symbolizes) THE SOUL -------------------------------------------------- Hence I would have thought that only GUSHING OFFERING BLOOD that comes from SLAUGHTER is prohibited since it symbolizes the LIFE FORCE. The various other verses emphasize that NON GUSHING or NON OFFERING blood also are prohibited. *4 The verses speak about AVOIDING THE TEMPTATION OF EATING BLOOD while eating PERSONAL MEALS--presumably - this refers to BLOOD STILL IN THE ORGANS - BLOOD THAT IS DRAINED Even though this is NON GUSHING blood and doesnt strongly symbolize the SOUL it is still prohibited *5 REPETITION can indicate INTENSITY of OBLIGATION Typically this is done by coupling - a DO commandment with - a DONT commandment Hence a person who violates these laws violates both - a DO and - a DONT |
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List of verses with REPEATED words interpreted broadly | |||
VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE | EMPHASIS...DO IT... | |
Dt23-16a | No return SLAVEtoOWNER | ANY OWNER(Jew or NONJew) | |
Gn18-10b | I-ll RETURN RETURN | If not ME, then GOD, returns | |
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Dt24-19b | frgt FIELD FIELD hrvst | Forget:a)harvest b)standing*9 | |
Ex23-19b | No COOK milk in meat | On Festivals: Dont even EAT*8 | |
Ex34-26b | No COOK milk in meat | On festivals: Dont even EAT*8 | |
Dt14-21c | No COOK milk in meat | Not even nonKosher to nonJew*8 | |
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Dt01-05b | EXPLAIN EXPLANATION*13 | Provide Explanation Tchniques | |
Nu33-40a | Aaron died;Arad wars | Aaraon's death encouraged war | |
Nu36-04c | BORDER:Sea & BORDER | s BORDER=SEA BORDER=Islands | |
Nu22-21b | Went with MOAB MOAB | a)went physicaly b)agreed with | |
Nu13-30c | we-ll GO UP GO UP | we-ll WIN WAR no matter what | |
Lv20-09a | PARENTS...PARENTS | EVEN after death | |
Lv19-22a | the SIN HE SINNED | WHETHER willful or inadvertent | |
Dt13-16a | HIT HIT by sword | EVEN by Fire | |
Dt15-08b | GIVE GIVE charity | EVEN by loaning | |
Dt16-20a | PURSUE PURSUE Justice | EVEN for mistaken aquitals | |
Ex12-09c | COOK COOK in water | EVEN in other liquids | |
Lv13-35a | SPREAD SPREAD after OK | EVEN if SPREAD while impure | |
Lv17-13a | HUNT A HUNT*10 | EVEN for a non-hunted animal | |
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Nu05-22c | women says AMEN AMEN*5 | Adultery from marriage:engaged | |
Lv25-26c | no menial work(repeat) | Master to slave;King to subjct | |
Lv20-02b | EXECUTE EXECUTE | EVEN by the masses*1 | |
Lv07-19b | MEAT:all MEAT eatable | Even if PART of organ bad*3 | |
Lv05-15b | TRESPASS TRESPASS tmpl | Not only eating;any benefit*2 | |
Lv13-44a | DECLARE DECLARE impure | EVEN if not a head leprosy*4 | |
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*1 Supported by Dt17-06:07 which states -------------------------------------- ..first the witnesses execute...then the people execute -------------------------------------- *2 See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lv05-02a.htm for a full discussion of the three Rashi methods connected with this verse. *3 e.g. If PART of meat fell outside temple (and is thereby impure) then you can still eat the part of the meat that remained inside the temple (even though the two parts are connected) *4 The text of Lv13-32:45 is as follows ---------------------------------------------------- If on his baldness there is pinkish affiction then leprosy is sprouting in his baldness; the priest reviews and confirms the pinkish affliction in his baldness just like skin leprosy...[then] this person is leprousand is ritually impure; the priest shall DECLARE DECLARE him impure and the lepor with the affliction: his garments shall be rent and his head left wild.... ----------------------------------------------------- The words DECLARE DECLARE encourage a BROAD interpretation of this chapter: The requirements of declaration, garment renting and head left wild apply not only to the subject of the chapter---a bald person with leprosy---but apply to ANY lepor *5 Rashi actually brings down THREE consequences of the broad interpretation emanating from the repeated word ------------------------------------------------------ The word AMEN signifies acceptance of an oath of curse - ACCEPTANCE whether she committed adultery from the suspected person OR from any other person - ACCEPTANCE whether she cheated while married or whether she cheated while (BiblicallY) engaged - ACCEPTANCE of both the OATH (I didnt commit adultery) as well as the consequent CURSE (May I be punished if I did commit adultery) ------------------------------------------------------ From these three distinct interpretations we infer that the basic idea of Rashi is that ----------------------------------- The repetition indicates ACCEPTANCE IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES ----------------------------------- *6 An alternative approach not based on repetition reviews all references to MOAB in Nu22-10:21. They are referred to as - Moabs princes - Balaks servants - Them - people If in Nu22-21 it refers to them as MOAB PRINCES ----------------------------- Bilam went with Moabs princes ----------------------------- The emphasis seems to be that he went with them and the Moabite philosophy (He agreed with them) *7 Several points should be made on this unusual repetition - the repetition is not a repetition of a word or phrase within one verse but rather a repetition in separate verses - the repetition does not suggest an emphasis in a word or phrase but rather an emphasis in a juxtaposition-- two juxtaposed events are seen as causing or enabling each other -- Aaron's death -- the war by Arad The repeating sets of verses are - Nu20-22:29, Nu21-01 and - Nu33-38:40 states*11 *8 Since Ex23-19b, Ex34-26b speaks about - See God on Festivals three times a year - Don't cook the meat of a kid in milk of mother therefore we extend the prohibition of COOKING to EATING since on the festivals one eats the FESTIVE offerings Since Dt14-21c states that one should sell non-Kosher meat (of birds) to non-Jews therefore, since the context is one of non-Jews we extend the prohibition to - not BENEFITING from milk and meat - not even cooking milk and NON-KOSHER meat Finally Rashi makes an additional linguistic point - The word KID is a GENERAL word (like in English) - which can refer to an ANIMAL, BIRD or BEAST kid. The word KID occurs 10 times in the Bible - 7 times it occurs as KID OF GOATS - in the 3 verses prohibiting milk and meat it simply says KID. Rashi states --------------------------------------- Since it usually says KID OF GOATS therefore KID by itself could refer to KID of any animal --------------------------------------- I would view this as a supportive proof. The real point is that KID refers to a YOUNGSTER and hence (as in English) can mean the YOUNGSTER of animals birds or beasts. *9 Dt24-19 states ------------------------------------------- When you harvest a harvest in your FIELD and you forget a bundle in the FIELD then do not return to take it; leave it for the sojourner, orphan and widow ... -------------------------------------------- Rashi comments on the repeated word FIELD ------------------------------------------- The law of leaving forgotten items for the poor applies to any item left in the FIELD - whether you forget a harvested bundle - or you forget to harvest a standing attached grain In each case you must leave the forgotten item for the poor -------------------------------------------- | |||
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*10 Rashi citing the Talmud asks ------------------------------------------------ But if the law applies to HUNTED or DOMISTICATED (non-hunted) animals why does the bible use the phrase HUNT alltogether? ANSWER: The Bible speaks about a TYPICAL SITUATION: One normally should not eat meat except on special occassions and after significant work like a hunt ------------------------------------------------ *11 It is instructive to compare our explanation with Rashi's wording. Rashi states on the verse ---------------------------------------------- And king of Arad HEARD when Jews came to SPY-ROAD ---------------------------------------------- Rashi states on Nu21-01a ------------------------------------------- What did he HEAR? He heard that Aaron died ------------------------------------------- This of course is rediculous. The verse explicitly states ---------------------------------------- He HEARD that the Jews came ---------------------------------------- But Rashi HIMSELF clarifies his position on Nu33-40a Rashi states --------------------------------------- The set of verses relating a) Aarons death and b) the declaration of war by Arad, is repeated to emphasize that one caused the other*12 --------------------------------------- Thus we see that Rashi HIMSELF contradicts his early play on words WHAT DID HE HEAR? HE HEARD OF AARONS DEATH. Such play on words is typical in Rashi---Rashi lived before the printing press-- by phrasing homilies in turns of word plays he facilitated memorization and retention in students. *12 Rashi provides a possible explanation as to why Aaron's death would encourage Arad to declare war Rashi conjectures that Aaron, as High Priest, was a spiritual force not only for the Jews but for surrounding nations.When he died Arad decided the Jews would lack their spiritual backup and decided it was time to declare war. *13 Several points on Rashi - Rashi literally says -------------------------------- Moses translated the Torah in 70 languages -------------------------------- This might mean the 70 languages of the world (Arab, French, Chinese etc) We however have translated 70 LANGUAGES to also mean 70 LITERARY TECHNIQUES. For example in expounding the text Moses could point out ALIGNED VERSES, or CONTRADiCTORY VERSES, or REPEATED WORDS... Each of these is a TECHNIQUE of TRANSLATION similar to what we do in this Rashi list. Our motivation for such a re-translation of Rashi is the fact that Rashi is commenting on the repeated phrase EXPLAINED EXPLANATION - the verse also states EXPLAINED GOOD EXPLANATIONS The word GOOD gives extra emphasis. The simplest approach is that Rashi explained BOTH the REPETITION and the word GOOD: Moses did both - he translated the Torah into other languages - he expounded the Torah based on techniques. |
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VERSE: Gn04-19c
RASHIS COVERED: Gn04-19c Gn04-19d
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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 Gn04-19c Gn04-19d ------------------------- Verse Gn04-19 mentions the two wives of LEMECH. Each of the names of the two wives are Biblical roots with well known meanings. The names of the two wives are - &DH---RAGS - CLH---SHADE Now anyone familiar with the marital situation would understand that - RAGS connotes a typical wife used for mothering children who is worn out and looks like a rag - SHADE connotes women who know how to maritally tease men on by wearing special garments which SHADE parts of their body and tease men to pursue them. This "suggests" that LEMECH had two marriages - one for children - one for marital pleasure. Rashi goes a step further --------------------------------------------------------- - CLH, BESIDES wearing SHADED teasing garments, also knew how to sit in a man's SHADOW and make him feel on top of things. --------------------------------------------------------- In analyzing this Rashi I APPEAR to deviate from Rashi's literal language - Rashi says that SHADE means that --------------------------------- She sat in her husbands SHADE making him feel important and a man --------------------------------- - But I said that SHADE refers -------------------------------- to a women who knows how to wear the right garments that SHADE parts of their body and tease men on -------------------------------- But in reality I do not disagree with Rashi. For I have stated the simple meaning of SHADE in relationship to marriages. However Rashi ADDS and SUPPLEMENTS the basic meaning of SHADE which would be obvious to most men with other nuances that are equally true. This technique, of regarding Rashi comments as SUPPLEMENTIVE vs EXCLUSIVE is extremely useful in making many Rashis appealing. 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 | ||||
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Gn04-19c | RAGS | Overburdened MOTHER | ||
Gn04-19d | SHADE | SHADY-TEASE-CLOTHES | *6 | |
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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 *6 This is the simple meaning of the text. Rashi SUPPLEMENTS the simple meaning by showing dual nuances to the word SHADE - SHADE-WIFE knew how to make a man feel on top and important by sitting in the shade and letting him be dominant. In other words - my explanation of SHADE as referring to provocative garments that SHADE the right parts of a womens body so as to tease men on is the simple meaning of the text obvious to most men - Rashi's explanation of SHADE as SITTING IN THE SHADE and making the man feeling important is a true SUPPORTIVE comment that SUPPLEMENTS the more basic explanation. The interpretation of Rashi as SUPPLEMENTATIVE vs EXCLUSIVE is a useful way of making Rashis more appealing. | ||||
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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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# | LIST | BRIEF SUMMARY OF RASHI EMPHASIZING USE OF RASHI RULES | |
30 | 691c | Abraham born when Terach 70;Left father at 145;Terach died 205 | |
30 | 691d | 5 kings serve 4-kings(years 1-12);rebelled years 13-26;war in 27 | |
30 | 690z | He Journeyed from SOUTH to BETHEL = from EGYPT to BETHEL | |
19 | 160z | Walked BACKWARDS; covered naked person while BACKWARDS(no peek) | |
7 | 871m | Two wive types--RAGS=overburdened mother and SHADE=Cover-teasing | |
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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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Gn11-32a | SPREADSHEETS | EGYPT = SOUTH of Israel | |
Gn13-03b | SPREADSHEETS | EGYPT = SOUTH of Israel | |
Gn14-04a | SPREADSHEETS | EGYPT = SOUTH of Israel | |
Gn14-05a | SPREADSHEETS | EGYPT = SOUTH of Israel | |
Gn09-23b | REPETITION | Walk BACK BACK cover him (No peek!) | |
Gn04-19c | METONOMY | RAGS and SHADE (2 wife-types!) | |
Gn04-19d | METONOMY | RAGS and SHADE (2 wife-types!) | |
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