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VERSE: Lv06-14a

=============== RVX means BOILING =====================

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TODAYS RULE:     WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS SUBRULE:  3 LETTER ROOTS
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BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE RULE AND SUBRULE
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One of Rashis main tasks is to explain the
meaning of words the same way a dictionary
explains the meaning of words.

Rashi did believe in the 3 letter root theory:
That is, every verb is conjugated from a
basic 3 letter root. These conjugation rules
may be found in standard Hebrew books.

However in addition to the 3 letter root
theory Rashi also believed in the 2 letter
semantic theory. According to this theory
the MEANING of the 3 letter roots is derived
from the MEANING of the individual letters
and the 2 letter roots.

Thus Rashi believed in a 3 letter CONJUGATION
theory and a 2 letter MEANING theory.

STANDARD EXAMPLE
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The Rashi on Job38-28 is my favorite example.
GLL means ROUND. According to Rashi the ALEPH
letter when used as a prefix means THING.

Hence AGL(Aleph Gimel Lamed) is a DROPLET:
A THING (ALEPH) that is ROUND(Gimel Lamed)

Rav Hirsch extended Rashis idea to all
roots with Aleph. I in turn extended
Rav Hirschs idea to all roots and all letters

Todays example is presented in the list below
The first row is the Rashi on Lv06-14a
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ROOT MEANING  LIKE KAPH   MEANING OF LAST 2 LETTERS
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RBX  Boiling  Like (Kaph) a Rainstorm(RVV)*1
KKV  Star     Like (Kaph) something extinguished(KVH)*2
KDR  Ball     Like (Kaph) a Bonfire (DR)*3
KCS  Deny     Like (Kaph) Someone silent (CSH)
KSF  Magic    Like (Kaph) something Fast(SHOOF)*4
KSR  Proper   Like (Kaph) something straight(SHOOR)


NOTES
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*1 A boiling pot of water looks like the form of
   a torrential downpour

*2 Stars in heaven looked like dying extinguished
   embers from a fire

*3 The pile of wood in the bonfire has
   a ball like shape

*4 Compare the English SLEIGHT OF HAND
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