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v3-8-16
There are 11 verses in the Torah describing how the
finger of the liver is offered. 3 phrases are used: (a)
finger OF the liver (b) finger ON the liver (c) finger
FROM the liver.Therefore we combine nuances of all 3
prepositions(finger + a little liver ON
v3y6-2
The word FULL in 3-6-16 means FULLY OFFERED (as in
3-5-15). Modifiers (like FULL) can sometimes mean whole
phrases (Like FULLY OFFERED). For example "A 10 OCLOCK"
means "A 10 OCLOCK APPOINTMENT". Similarly "A COOKIE"
means a PASTRY THAT IS COOKED.
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VERSE: v3-8-16
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v3-8-16 and (offer) the Finger OF the liver
v2b29-13 and (offer) the Finger ON the liver
RASHI TEXT:
===========
[Moderator: Rashi more or less says the same thing on
each verse]
v3-8-16 You offer the finger of the liver with a little
of the liver with it.
v2b29-13 You offer the finger of the liver with a little
of the liver with it.
BRIEF BUT COMPLETE NARRATIVE EXPLANATION:
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We explain this Rashi at 4 levels.
SIMPLE LEVEL
------------
Quite simply the Torah uses 2 (actually 3) words to describe
offering the finger of the liver. The Torah speaks about
>the finger OF the liver (2-29-22)
>the finger ON the liver (3-3-4)
>the finger FROM the liver (3-9-10)
So Rashi is Simple and combines nuances of each of these words
>You take the finger OF the liver AND ALSO
>a little part of the liver (where the finger and liver
meet) should be attached to the finger(And hence this
fulfills "finger ON the liver")
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| QUESTIONS 1,2 |
| ============= |
| We indicated 2-3 ways that the Torah indicates the |
| relationship between finger and liver....that is |
| by using the prepositions |
| >OF |
| >ON |
| >FROM |
| How would you derive such a list? What tools would |
| you use? You can find the answers below in {LIST1} |
| and {LIST2}. |
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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
------------------
At the intermediate level we take note that according to the Radack
in his book ROOTS the various prepositions ON, FROM, OF, WITH can
interchange meaning. That is for example
>ON can mean WITH
The Radack gives numerous examples which prove this point. Thus
the assertion that--
>the Torah says "finger ON/OF the liver" to indicate
>"take the finger WITH (=ON) part of the liver"---
this assertion now gains richer credibility. It gains richer
credibility since the assertion is no longer solely perceived as
>a reconciliation of 2 verse words (ON/OF)
but rather the assertion is perceived as
>coming from dual meanings of the preposition ON
ADVANCED LEVEL
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At the advanced level we perceive the resolution of the 3 words
>finger OF the liver
>finger ON the liver
>finger FROM the liver
as following GENERAL patterns of other cases where there are
several different formulations to laws (In other words at the
ADVANCED STAGE we can bring many similar Rashis that infer nuances
from several different verses)
In fact we just completed studying about a dozen Rashis on the
Rabbi Ishmael principle of
>2 complementary verses appearing to say different things
A review of this is presented below in {LIST3}. One of the 5
methods of resolving two complementary verses is by using a strict
versus a broad interpretation of language. For example
>The Torah says slaves work FOREVER &
>slaves work till Jubillee
Hence we REINTERPRET FOREVER strictly to mean
>FOREVER = A LONG TIME (To JUBILEE)
Similarly in 3-7-9:10 the Torah says
>the PRIEST offering the sacrifice gets it
>ALL PRIESTS get the sacrifice
Hence we REINTERPRET priest broadly--
>PRIEST WHO OFFERS= THE DIVISION of the PRIEST OFFERING
In a similar manner if we have 3 verses which speak about the
>finger OF/ON/FROM the liver
then we REINTERPRET these prepositions to mean
>take the finger OF the liver AND
>take a little bit of the liver with it
>where the liver attaches to the finger(finger ON liver)
In summary at the ADVANCED stage we approach the verses the SAME
way we did in the ELEMENTARY stage except that our approach is now
seen as PART of a GENERAL PATTERN of dealing with multi-language
verses.
THE PROFOUND STAGE
------------------
Let us work backward--what is the Torahs goal? The Torahs goal is
to require that we take
>the finger of the liver AND
>a little bit of the liver with it
How could we formulate this?
One method would be to simply say
>take the finger of the liver
>also take a little bit of the liver with the finger
>(take the liver where the liver and finger attach).
This however would be quite wordy.
We could alternatively **invent** a method to indicate addendums--
we could deliberately create a style of two contradictory LANGUAGES
to indicate that a little bit of the liver goes with the finger.
>take the finger OF the liver
>take the finger ON(WITH) the liver-
In other words even if we did NOT have the principle of
Rabbi Ishmael of two contradictory verses we would have to
invent this principle of style if we wanted an efficient way
of stating complicated laws!
The difference between the ADVANCED and PROFOUND method is as
follows: In the ADVANCED METHOD we perceive Rashi as
>having a problem
The problem consists of contradictory language. This problem
is then resolved by a synthesis of the different words.
The
>what is Rashi's problem
is characteristic of the school of study advocated by such
people as Leibowitz and Boncheck. We emphasize that this is an
advanced way of studying Rashi.
However at the
>PROFOUND LEVEL
we see the
>alternate words (ON /OF /FROM)
as a
>MATTER OF EFFICIENT STYLE
For at the profound level there **are** no problems. The most
logical way of indicating a complicated law is to use
contradictory verses.
COMMENTS ON RASHI'S FORM:
=========================
Rashi uses workbook methods. For Rashi only brings down 2 words
>finger ON the liver
>finger OF the liver
As {LIST1} and {LIST2} show below there is a 3rd word
>finger FROM the liver.
Such omissions (of the verse with FROM) on Rashis part are common
when the reader can fill them in himself since they are similar
to other Rashis.
The net effect of these 3 word (ON /OF FROM) is as follows
>the finger OF the liver is offered
>we offer part of the liver WITH the finger
(this is learned from the phrase FINGER ON THE LIVER)
>however the liver part offered is minor, just where
the liver and finger meet (we learn this from the
phrase FINGER FROM THE LIVER...in other words the
finger is the MAJOR part while only a little bit
of attachment of liver is offered)(In other words
we do NOT eg offer half the liver with the finger...
because the finger has to come FROM the liver as well
as WITH the liver)
LISTS {For ADVANCED students and for those with more time}:
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{LIST1} {Using the Konkordance or CD ROM we find 11 verses
where FINGER of/on/from the liver is mentioned. The
3 prepositions used are summarized in {LIST2}
VERSE PREPOSITION TEXT
======= =========== =======================
2-29-22 OF finger OF the liver
3-8-16 OF finger OF the liver
3-8-25 OF finger OF the liver
3-9-19 OF finger OF the liver
2-29-14 ON finger ON the liver
3-3-4 ON finger ON the liver
3-3-10 ON finger ON the liver
3-3-15 ON finger ON the liver
3-4-10 ON finger ON the lvier
3-7-4 ON finger ON the liver
3-9-10 FROM finger FROM the liver
{LIST2} {The 3 prepositions by which FINGER and LIVER are related
Thus eg the Bible speaks about the FINGER of THE LIVER
or FINGER on THE LIVER. The table also indicates sample
verses as well as the percentage of verses mentioning
the liver finger which contain this particular preposition
For a complete list of such verses see {LIST1}. Note that
{LIST2} can be obtained from {LIST1} by using a standard
database query on {LIST1} for DISTINCT elements & %}
PREPOSTION VERSE % of verses using this preposition
=========== ======= ===================================
OF 2-29-22 40%
ON 3-3-4 50%
FROM 3-9-10 10%
{LIST3} {The 14 verse pairs illustrating the RabbiIshmael rule
of two complementary verses that seem to say different
things. This summarizes the results in 4 digests. The
five reasons for why there are 2 verses are given in
the 3rd column. The two verses can indicate two
>Aspects= 2 aspects of the same thing
>Stages = 2 stages of the same process
>Meaning=restrictive vs broad interpretation
>Names=two different etymologies
>Modalities=MAY--MUST--MUST NOT}
VERSE-1 VERSE-2 WHY 2 HOW THE TWO TEXTS ARE COMBINED
======= ======= ======= ===========================================
4-21-21 5-2-26 Aspects MOSES sent delegates on behalf of ISRAEL
2-20-19 2-19-20 Aspects Gods voice in HEAVEN;His FIRE on EARTH
2-40-35 2-25-22 Aspects Moses at Entrance; Gods by Crubim (4-7-89)
2-28-37 2-39-30 Aspects Priest MASK went AROUND and OVER head
2-15-1 2-15-4 Stages Egyptians THROWN UP;THEN SHOT down to sea
2-16-13 4-11-9 Stages 1st Dew bed; then MANNA; THEN dew blanket
4-8-24 4-4-3 Stages Levites LEARN Temple at 25;THEN serve at 30
5-15-17 3-25-10 Meaning Slaves work FOREVER=A LONG TIME=TILL JUBILEE
3-7-9 3-7-10 Meaning The PRIEST=DIVSION OF PRIEST,gets sacrifice
3-4-3 3-4-3 Meaning A Young ADULT Bullock = BEGINNING ADULTHOOD
2-1-16 Is66-9 Names BirthStool=StoneStool=BreakThru(Function)
5-3-9 5-4-48 Names CHERMON = SRYON = SNYR=SYAN(4 names)
5-15-9 5-24-15 Modal You MAY pray to God; you NEED NOT pray
2-12-15 5-16-8 Modal You MAY eath Matzoh last days;MUST eat 1st
CROSS REFERENCES:
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Volume 5 Number 17 v2x40-35 (14 cases of Rabbi Ishmael)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
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While speaking informally with someone on our list
I was told that he liked the comparison of verses
best. I therefore devoted this issue to postings
with comparisons of verses
RULE CLASSIFICATION {See the web site for comparable examples}:
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VERSE: v3y6-2
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v3y6-2 This is the TORAH of the OLAH offering
v3b6-7 This is the TORAH of the MINCHAH offering
v3b6-15 ...it(the Minchah of Priests)is FULLY OFFERED
v3-6-16 All Priest Minchahs will be FULL
RASHI TEXT:
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v3y6-2 This paragraph comes to teach us that
>you can offer the fat of the OlAH the whole night
>and to teach which offerings which became invalid
nevertheless remain (on the altar) and which
offerings that became invalid don't remain
on top of the altar
The reason we learn these laws from the text is
because every paragraph beginning with the word
>TORAH
comes to TRANSFER laws to other situations.
It comes to teach that
these laws in the paragraph beginning with TORAH
apply to ALL offerings (even invalid ones)
v3b6-7 Since this paragraph about the Minchah offering
begins with the word TORAH we infer that ALL
laws in this paragraph apply to ALL Minchas.
In particular I learn from this paragraph that
all Minchahs must have OIL and FRANKINCENSE since
it says (3-6-8)
>and the Priest will pick up with his
>palmful from the FLOUR of the MINCHAH
>and from the OIL and all the FRANKINCENSE
>....
Indeed if this paragraph (beginning with 3-6-7)
was not in the Torah then I could have argued
that
>the MINCHAS mentioned in 3-2--- which
>are offered for lay Israelites and
>its leftovers are eaten by Priests(3-2-10
>those MINCHAHS-SHOULD have OIL,FLOUR FRANKINCENSE
>BUT
>The MINCHAHS mentioned in paragraph (3-6-12:16)
>which are offered for priests
>and which are not eaten (3-6-16)
>those MINCHAS SHOULD NOT have OIL, FLOUR,...
>THEREFORE
>The paragraph beginning 3-6-7 with the word
>TORAH teaches us that ALL Minchah offerings
>(Both for Israelites and Priests) must have
>FLOUR, OIL and FRANKINCENSE
v3b6-15 It says in this and the next verse that ALL
Minchah offerings of Priests are FULLY OFFERED
[Moderator: I think Rashi's point is a comparison
between
>3-2-10 (the leftovers are eaten by priests)
>3-6-15 (it is FULLY Offered (no eating)
>3-6-16 (It is FULLY offered)
Thus a difference in PROCESS between the Israelite
and Priest Minchah is that one has its leftovers
eaten while the other is FULLY offered.
v3-6-16 'All priest offerings will be FULL--not eaten'
The word (in 3-6-16)
>FULL
means the same thing as the phrase (in 3-6-15)
>FULLY OFFERED
BRIEF BUT COMPLETE NARRATIVE EXPLANATION:
=========================================
Very frequently when explaining Rashi in this email list
we ADD material to make Rashi clearer. In this verse however
we SUBTRACT material to make Rashi clearer. Our basic thesis
is that the understanding of CHUMASH could be made clearer if
ON FIRST READING we omit some of the more technical points of
Rashi and concentrate on the general principles that he uses.
We have already seen in Volume 2 Number 7, in v3-26-46 that
the familiar Hebrew word
>TORAH
has 3 meanings
>It can refer to the whole BIBLE (The most popular meaning)
>It can introduce and refer to a CHAPTER of laws
>It can refer to the basic PRINCIPLES of a subject
Thus about 40% of all verses in the Bible with the word TORAH
begin a chapter eg
>This is the CHAPTER on eg Kosher food/OLAH Offerings...
Similarly about 15% of all verses in the Bible with the word TORAH,
use it meaning PRINCIPLES as in (2-12-49 or 5-17-11)
>You will have one set of PRINCIPLES for you and the alien
>Follow the PRINCIPLES laid down by the courts
Please refer to this previous posting (or to the lists below) for
a review of the 3 basic meanings of TORAH.
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|QUESTION 1: |
|=========== |
|We just said that the Biblical word |
| >TORAH |
|has 3 meanings. How would you prove (or |
|disprove) such an assertion? What tools would |
|you use? Answers are presented below |
|in {LIST1} and {LIST2} |
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Based on this list we contend that the basic meaning of
>TORAH = PRINCIPLES
It follows that even when the word TORAH means CHAPTER
it really means PRINCIPLES. Thus we
should translate the text as follows
>These are the CHAPTER OF PRINCIPLES on the OLAH offering
>These are the CHAPTER OF PRINCIPLES on the MINCHAH
But then Rashi-is-Simple:whenever a Biblical chapter begins
>This is the TORAH (Principles) of the OLAH/MINCHAH...
it implies that EVERYTHING in that chapter applies to ALL OLAHS/
MINCHAHS unless otherwise specified. It follows that everything
in the OLAH CHAPTER (beginning 3-6-1) applies to all OLAH offerings
and everything in the MINCHAH chapter applies to all MINCHAH
offerings.
This is the whole meaning of the text. Anyone who
understands this understands the text.
True, Rashi does give further details (and these are discussed
below in the COMMENTS ON RASHIS FORM SECTION) but too often students
do not distinguish between that part of Rashi that gives the simple
meaning of the text and the extra parts of Rashi which give
supplemental details. In these supplemental details Rashi may eg
explain how WITHOUT THIS PARAGRAPH I would NOT have known certain
things. That is, Rashi may FOCUS on WHICH LAWS are learned from
this chapter. But this is clearly a detail. The real simple meaning
of the text is simply that "Everything in this chapter applies
to all OLAHS/MINCHAHS"--enrichment is fine but should be perceived
as such.
COMMENTS ON RASHI'S FORM:
=========================
We make 5 comments
#1) What did my explanation ADD to Rashi
-----------------------------------------
Rashi states
>whenever a paragraph is introduced with the word TORAH
>it INCREASES LAWS--the laws in that paragraph apply to
>all other situations (all other OLAH/MINCHAH etc)
I also said this. What have I added?
The answer is crucial to understanding what my goals are in this
email list. I have added a SEMANTIC MODEL--A FAMILIAR WORD WHICH
SHOWS **WHY** RASHI SAYS WHAT HE DOES.
Rashi simply says that the word TORAH implies that the law
in the chapter are TRANSFERRED TO OTHER SITUATIONS. I however
have explained that TORAH = PRINCIPLES; using this TRANSLATION
we can understand WHY Rashi says that these laws apply to all
OLAHS: Because the meaning of the word PRINCIPLES suggests that
the laws apply to all situations.
It is precisely by giving a TRANSLATION of Biblical words that
we can infer the principles which Rashi derives from these words
This art of SKILLFUL TRANSLATION was first introduced in my
article PSHAT and DRASH
#2) Difference between ISRAELITE vs PRIEST Minchahs
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In understanding distinctions it is frequently best to use explicit
verses (if they exist). In fact we have the following 3 verses
on MINCHAH offerings (also summarized in {LIST3})
>3-2-10 (the leftovers are eaten by priests)-ISRAELITE MNCH
>3-6-15 (it is FULLY Offered (no eating)-HIGH PRIEST MINCAH
>3-6-16 (It is FULLY offered)-PRIEST VOLUNTARY MINCHAH
Rashi points out that in chapter 3-2
>Israelite MINCHAHS have FLOUR, OIL, FRANKINCENSE
>Israeliete MINCHAH Leftovers are eaten (3-2-10)
By contrast in chapter 3-6-12:16 we have that
>Priest MINCHAH Leftovers are NOT eaten (3-6-16)
>FLOUR, OIL, FRANKINCENSE is NOT mentioned
Therefore since the Priest minchahs are not eaten anyway
it would have been logical to assume that the PRIEST MINCHAHS
do not have OIL and FRANKINCENSE but just flour.
In fact GOING A STEP FURTHER if I look at chapter 3-2 I see 5
types of MINCHAHS but only SOME of them mention FLOUR OIL
FRANKINCENSE Perhaps not ALL ISRAELITE Minchahs have FLOUR
OIL FRANKINCENSE? I brought this question(not brought in the
Sifrah) to emphasize that it is by no means obvious that all
minchahs must have FLOUR OIL FRANKINCENSE
After reviewing the above we
>APPRECIATE
chapter 3-6-7:11. The PRINCIPLES of MINCHAHS in that chapter
apply to ALL MINCHAHS. Hence, in particular all MINCHAHS have
>FLOUR, OIL, FRANKINCENSE
The technical term in the analysis literature, for what Rashi did is
>WHAT IF ANALYSIS
(This terminology is especially used in spreadsheets). Rashi
following the sifrah asks
>WHAT IF THIS CHAPTER WERE NOT PRESENT
Rashi then shows EXACTLY what we learn from this chapter
While this is important and does increase appreciation I emphasize
that the simple meaning of the text is that
>this is the chapter on PRINCIPLES of Minchahs
We immediately infer that all contents of this chapter apply to all
minchahs. The WHAT-IF analysis is not needed to UNDERSTAND the
simple meaning of the text; it only gives APPRECIATION.
#3) Rashi on v3b6-15
-------------------
It is important to emphasize that the Rashi on v3b6-15 is not
really adding anything new (Nothing is bothering Rashi).Rather Rashi
adds APPRECIATION by contrasting this verse with other verses.
Rashi tries to show that THIS Minchah is NOT EATEN while BY CONTRAST
other Minchas ARE eaten. The 3 verses involved are
>3-2-10 (the leftovers are eaten by priests)-ISRAELITE MNCH
>3-6-15 (it is FULLY Offered (no eating)-HIGH PRIEST MINCAH
>3-6-16 (It is FULLY offered)-PRIEST VOLUNTARY MINCHAH
(In passing the Sifsay Chachamim's statement that Rashi learned
the meaning of verse 3-6-15 from 3-6-16 is unnecessary. It is
not the MEANING of the verse that Rashi learned but rather its
APPRECIATION---certain Minchas ARE eaten while certain Minchas
are NOT EATEN)
The technical principle Rashi uses is that of OVERALL STRUCTURE.
#4) The word FULL means FULLY OFFERED
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Verse 3-6-15 says that the Minchah of the High Priest is
>FULLY OFFERED
By contrast verse 3-6-16 says that Voluntary Minchahs of Priests are
>FULL
So Rashi is Simple and explains that
>FULL (3-6-16) = FULLY OFFERED (3-6-15)
The issue is not the Hebrew Etymology. Indeed
>The Hebrew word KOL = ALL
so it is logical that
>The Hebrew word KLIL = FULL
But the real issue is how the modifier (adjective/adverb)
>FULL
comes to mean
>FULLY OFFERED
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|QUESTION 4: |
|=========== |
|Can you defend Rashi? Can you find other examples |
|of |
| >modifiers |
|that acquire new meanings of |
| >modifying some activity |
|So eg the modifier FULL means FULLY OFFERED |
|See {LIST4} for some examples |
----------------------------------------------------
{LIST4} below gives several such examples including other
examples from Biblical usage. Perhaps the simplest example
is the English word
>BROWNIE
which refers to a pastry that is
>baked till it is BROWN
But there are many items that are baked till they are brown
>Bread, Meats, Egg Omlets(?),onions when sauteyed
But the word
>BROWN / BROWNIE
exclusively refers to pastries. {LIST4} below gives other
examples.
#5) What about the rest of the Rashi on v3z6-2
----------------------------------------------
Rashi discusses various details on v3z6-2---which offerings
that became invalid nevertheless remain on the altar and
which don't. The full appreciation of these laws will be
deferred till we discuss those Keywords in the verses from
which we learn these laws.
LISTS {For ADVANCED students and for those with more time}:
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{LIST1} {A review of verses with the word TORAH. As seen the
word Torah has 3 meanings. All occurences where it
means principles are given at the end. For further
details see {LIST2} which summarizes these meanings
This list could have been compiled either with a
Konkordance or a CD ROM}
VERSE MEANING TEXT
===== ======= ====
4-5-29 CHAPTER This is Chapter on the Sotah laws
4-6-13 CHAPTER This is chapter on Nazrite laws
3-6-2 CHAPTER This is chapter on Olah laws
3-7-37 CHAPTER This is chapter on offerings
3-11-46 CHAPTER This is chapter on Kashruth
3-12-7 ChAPTER This is chapter on Childbirth
3-13-59 CHAPTER This is chapter on Leprosy
3-15-32 CHAPTER This is chapter on ZAV laws
4-31-21 CHAPTER This is chapter on utensil purifications
5-33-4 BIBLE Moses taught us the Bible
5-31-9 BIBLE And Moses wrote the Bible & gave it to..
2-12-49 Principles One set of principles for you and the alien
3-7-7 Principles One set of principles for ASHAM & CHATATH
4-15-16 Principles One set of principles will you have
4-15-29 Principles One set of principles will you have
5-17-11 Principles Act according to the principles of the court
2-13-9 Principles Torah principles will be on tip of your tongue
3-26-46 PRinciples These are the principles Moses taught us..
5-33-10 Principles They'll teach laws and principles to the Jews
{LIST2} {Summary of meanings and statistics of the word TORAH}
{See {LIST1} for a review of verses with Torah. This
{LIST1} was made using a simple database query of
selecting all DISTINCT meanings from {LIST1}}
SUPPORTIVE
MEANING TYPICAL VERSE NUMBER OF OCCURENCES PERCENT RASHI
======= ============= ==================== ======= =====
BIBLE 5-4-44 21 45% *1 5-31-9
Principle 5-17-11 8 17% *1 3-26-46
Chapter 3-7-37 18 38% *1 3-6-2
FOOTNOTES:
==========
*1 Different people may differ in counting. So some may get e.g. 20
verses where it means Bible instead of 21. It is for this
reason that I have rounded off the percentages (45,15,40).
{LIST3} {Summary of the 3 types of Minchahs vis a vis whether
leftovers are eaten. This list cannot be compiled by
CD ROMS or Konkordances. Rather one must have a working
knowledge of CONTENT---the laws of Minchahs in the Bible.
Note that most Minchah chapters in the Bible e.g. chapter
4-15:1-16--are silent of the issue of their leftovers
being eaten}
VERSE ARE THE LEFTOVERS EATEN TYPE OF MINCHAH
===== ======================= ===============
3-2-10 Yes Israelite Minchah
3-6-15 No High Priest Minchah
3-6-16 No Priest Voluntary Minchah
{LIST4} {Examples of the
>SEMANTIC TRANSFORMATION
that allows a
>MODIFIER
like
>FULL
to acquire the meaning of a
>COMPLETE PHRASE WITH THAT MODIFIER
like
>FULLY OFFERED
In other words the word FULL(4-6-16) means FULLY
OFFERED (cf 4-6-15)}
MODIFIER MEANS COMMENTS
======== ===== ========
A 10 OClock A 10 OClock APPOINTMENT
BROWNIE*1 A Pastry baked till BROWN Doesn't apply to bread*2
The Bench Judges sitting on bench Only refers to Judges
Full Fully offered 3-6-15:16
Cut off Go to hell Explicit in 3-23-29:30*3
FOOTNOTES
=========
*1 Similarly COOKIE refers to a COOKED pastry and not to other
COOKED ITEMS
*2 So even though Breads, Cakes, Egg Omlettes, Onions (when
sauteyed) are cooked till brown nevertheless the word
Brownie ONLY applies to BROWNIES (Pastries cooked till Brown)
*3 See Volume 2 Number 3, v3-23-30
CROSS REFERENCES:
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Volume 2 Number 7, in v3-26-46--discussion of word Torah
Volume 2 Number 3, v3-23-30--discussion of CUT OFF / HELL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
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RULE CLASSIFICATION {See the web site for comparable examples}:
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UNIFIED MEANING
UNIFIED MEANING
OVERALL STRUCTURE
WORD MEANINGS
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THE 2 DOZEN RASHI-IS-SIMPLE RASHI RULES
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I: RASHI gives MEANING
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A: WORD MEANINGS--(eg)"on the face of"=during the lifetime
(v2n6,v4-3-4), http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v4-3-4.htm
B: SPECIAL WORDS--(eg)ACH=USUALLY;USUALLY observe shabbath!
(v2n6, v4-1-49),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v4-1-49.htm
C: SYNONYMS--(eg)YShV=RESIDE; GARTI='INNED'--temporary say
(v1n1, v1-32-5), http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v1-32-5.htm
D: UNIFIED MEANING--(eg)Tz Ch K = (a) laugh, OR (b) mock
(v4n4, v1-21-9), http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v1-21-9.htm
E: NEW MEANINGS--(eg)HEAD-MOUTH of garment = HEM of Garment
(v5n10,v2a28-32),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v2a28-32.htm
II: RASHI teaches GRAMMAR/STYLE
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F: CLASSICAL GRAMMAR--(eg)HEY+CHATAF PATACH=QUESTION
(v2n24,v1b3-11),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v1b3-11.htm
G: USAGE(NEW GRAMMAR)--(eg)INFINITIVE=GERUND;WATCHING laws;
(v2n10,v4-32-6),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v4-32-6.htm
H: ROOT+PREPOSITION--(eg) BCH AL=cries about,BCH ETH=mourn
(v1n14,v1a45-14),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v1a45-14.htm
I: SEMANTIC RULES--(eg) WAGES="ENDoF"="END oF Work Day';
(v1n10,v1b1-1),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v1b1-1.htm
J: STYLE--(eg)REPETITION denotes Endearment;'Abraham,Abraham
(v1n6,v2-1-1),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v2-1-1.htm
K: DOUBLE NOUNS--(eg)HIT HIT by sword ('even without sword')
(v2n20,v2a22-25),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v2a22-25.htm
L: PRONOUNS--(eg) sanctify OTHO = sanctify ONLY IT;
(v2n10,v4a7-1),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v4a7-1.htm
III: OVERALL TEXTUAL STRUCTURE
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M: OTHER VERSES--(eg)STONE(3-25-13)=BALANCE STONES(3-19-36)
(v3n9,v5b25-13),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v5b25-13.htm
N: EXTRA SENTENCES--(eg)he'll dress his measurement=TAYLORED
(v1n20,v3a6-3),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v3a6-3.htm
O: DOUBLE PARSHAS-'he WILL pray'-'he WON'T pray';So Optional
(v3n12,v5a24-14),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v5a24-14.htm
P: CLIMAX-(eg 5-19-11)(a)Hate, (b)spy, (c)confront,(d)Murder
(v3n9,v5-19-11),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v5-19-11.htm
Q: OVERALL STRUCTURE-growing nails=despisement(from context)
(v3n8,v5-21-12),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v5-21-12.htm
IV: IMPLICATIONS & DERIVATIONS
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R: STAGES-learn HUMAN marital frequency from ANIMAL ratios
(v1n14,v1a32-15),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v1a32-15.htm
S: MORAL LESSONS/REASONS-God spoke before punishment;we too
(v2n12,v4-12-9),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v4-12-9.htm
T: RabbiIshmael-(eg)When an OX gores; OR ANY animal gores;
(v2n19,v2-22-17),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v2-22-17.htm
V: OVERALL
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U: SYMBOLISM-'WASHING his clothes in wine'=PLENTY of wine;
(v4n18,v1a49-11),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v1a49-11.htm
V: PICTURES--(eg) The TZITZ was like a HELMET over a turban
(v5n12,v2-40-35),http://www.shamash.org/rashi/v2-40-35.htm
W: TABLES/SPREADSHEETS---To appear
End of Rashi-Is-Simple Digest
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