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VERSE: Lv12-04a
RASHIS COVERED: Lv12-04a Lv13-18a Lv13-18b Lv13-19a
Lv13-30a Lv13-03a Lv13-30b
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VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is the explanation of words
the same way the dictionary explains words. Rashi had
a variety of techniques to explain word meanings. In
this issue we review 4 such techniques
EXAMPLE 1a: Lv13-30b Meaning by Alignment
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Lv13 has half a dozen paragraphs dealing with
leprosy.
In many of these paragraphs the Hebrew word
for leprosy is TzARAATH. But in the paragraph
dealing with leprosy of the hair and beard
(leprosy on skin that grows hair) the Hebrew
word used is NETHEK. Using this alignment
of TzARAATH and NETHEK we conclude that TzARAATH
and NETHEK both refer to leprous spots depending
on what part of the body the leprosy is growing
EXAMPLE 1b: Lv13-18b Meaning by Alignment
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Two chapters in Lv13 deal with Leprous scabs.
One chapter deals with BURNS and one with WOUNDS
Aligning the two chapters we find the following
-- leprosy in...a wound that has HEALED
-- leprosy in...the LIFE of the burn
Thus the Torah is speaking about something that
can be called both ALIVE and HEALED. This obviously
refers to the SCAB...the LIVE tissue that develops
when the wound or cut is HEALING
EXAMPLE 1c: Lv13-30a Lv13-03a Meaning by Alignment
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Lv13 has half a dozen paragraphs dealing with
leprosy.
In several of these paragraphs we have the phrase
--- THE HAIR turns WHITE
However in one paragraph we have instead the phrase
--- THE HAIR in THE LEPROUS SPOT IS BLONDE
From this alignment of the lower capped words
(..turns white... vs ...is blonde....)
we derive the metaphoric meaning
of TURN (Similar to English): To TURN white means
-- the hair originally was some other color(eg black)
-- but it presently is white
We summarize this by saying THE HAIR TURNED WHITE.
Since the metaphor exists in English also this is
probably something obvious
EXAMPLE 2: Lv13-19a New Idiomatic Meanings
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Lv13-19 speaks about a REDDISH-WHITE leprosy spot.
Although RED and WHITE have known meanings the
phrase REDDISH-WHITE is a new coined term--it refers
to a PINKISH color (WHITE with streaks of Red).
EXAMPLE 3: Lv13-18a 2 Letter Theory
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The word ShCh means a PIT|DEPRESSION. Rashi had a
principle that a TERMINAL NUN on a word can mean
INTENSITY It follows that ShChN could refer to an
INTENSE DEPRESSION or an INTENSE PIT---which, in
turn, could refer to a blow that leaves (to
use an English metaphor) a DEEP ABCESS. Hence
SCHIN refers to a CUT or WOUND
EXAMPLE 4: Lv12-04a SPECIAL METAPHOR CLASSES
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Words of MOTION|CESSATION can refer metaphorically
to ENERGY LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION. For example
- to WALK with a cause=To participate;
- to STAND against something=To strengthen it
- to SIT firm = to oppose change
Other examples are given below
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS: PATTERNS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST911a
List of roots where terminal NUN means INTENSE
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SEE BELOW LIST851a
List of phrases with new idiomatic meanings
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SEE BELOW LIST820a
List of phrases showing WORDS OF MOTION=ENERGY LEVELS
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RASHI RULE CLASS: ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS: MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #12
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SEE BELOW LIST340a
Aligned verses showing LIVE & HEALED means SCAB
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SEE BELOW LIST341a
Aligned verses showing NETHEK = LEPROSY = TZARATH
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SEE BELOW LIST341b
Aligned verses showing TURN WHITE means COLOR CHANGED
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=========================== LIST911a ========================================
A list of words showing that a TERMINAL NUN can denote INTENSITY
The interpretation of the list should be clear. Eg The first row
is read as follows:
PAAMN means BELL CLAVER; while PAM (The first 3 letters of PAAMON)
means to HAMMER. But a BELL CLAVER is an item that does ALOT
OF HAMMERING---this can summarized in a punchy manner as follows:
-- A BELL CLAVER does ALOT (NUN) OF HAMMERING
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N-WORD ENGLISH MEANING = NUN REST OF WORD
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PaaMN (Bell Claver) = Alot of (N) Hammering(PAAM);
GICHON (Raging rapids) = Alot of (NUN) Goring noise (NGCH);
PISHON (the Nile) = Produces Alot(NUN) of Flax(PS);
CHRN (A person during FLOOD) = Intense(N) Anger(CHR)
KoRBN (Sacrifice) = Intense (Nun) Closeness to God (KRV)
ShlChaN (Table) = Alot (Nun) left out(SHLACH) (on it)
ZiChRN (Memorial) = Intense(Nun) Memory (ZCR)
YERIVUN (Fist Fight) = Intense(Nun) Dispute (RV)
ScHiN (Burn/cUt) = Intense(NUN) Flattening(SCH) of skin
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=============== LIST851a ===========================
- We provide a list of phrases such as ON THE FACE
- In each case EACH WORD of the phrase---such as
ON or THE or FACE--has clear meaning
- However the words combined all together acquire
a NEW MEANING--thus ON THE FACE means DURING THE
LIFETIME
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VERSE PHRASE NEW MEANING
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Lv13-19a Reddened White White with streaks of Red
Gn11-28a ON THE FACE During the lifetime
Lv06-03b DRESS ON SKIN without undergrments
Ex21-21a DAY or DAYS 24 hours
Lv26-20e SEVEN-FOLD ALOT
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========================== LIST820a ==================================
We show that words of MOTION such as
- LIE (Absence of motion)
- STAND
- SIT
- WALK
correspond to ENERGY LEVELS such as
- REMAIN
- STRENGTHEN
- PARTICIPATE
- SICKNESS & LETHARGY
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WORD METAPHORIC VERSE Text of VERSE
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SIT STAY OVER Dt01-46 We STAYED OVER in Kadaysh
SIT STAY OVER|REMAIN Lv12-04a She-ll REMAIN in her PURE state
STAND STRONGLY ADHERE 2K23-03 They STRONGLY ADHERED to the convenant
WALK PARTICIPATE Ju04-08 If you PARTICIPATE with me I will go
LIE SICK Ex21-18 If he FALL SICK
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================== LIST340a ========================
Alignment of Lv13-09:17 vs Lv13-18:23 shows that
the phrases
-- cut that was HEALED
-- LIFE of cut
align. They seem to refer to the SCAB of the cut
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Lv13-09:17 Lv13-18:23
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Skin Skin
CUT BURN*1
HEALED LIFE OF CUT*2
Priest will see it Priest will see it
It is deep looking It is deep looking
Its hair turned white Its hair turned white
it is leprous it is leprous
declare it unclean declare it unclean
NOTES
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*1 So one chapter deals with CUTS while the other
deals with BURNS
*2 CUT HEALED=LIFE OF CUT This seems to refer to
the SCAB. Thus these two chapters are speaking
about LEPROSY IN SCABS
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================== LIST341a ========================
Alignment of the various chapters in
Lv13 shows that different leprous eruptions
have different names based on the place of
occurence In particular NETHEK refers to
the LEPROSY of SKIN ON WHICH GROWS HAIR
(Beard and Head)
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CHAPTER Leprous Name Verse Place of Leprosy
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Lv13-01:08 Tzarath Lv13-03 Skin
Lv13-09:17 Tzarath Lv13-11 Skin
Lv13-18:23 Tzarath Lv13-20 Scab of Cut
Lv13-24:28 Tzarath Lv13-25 Scab of Burn
Lv13-29:37 Nethek Lv13-30 Head|Beard
Lv13-38:39 Bohack Lv13-39 Clean Spots
Lv13-40:46 Kayrayach Lv13-40 Baldness
Lv13-40:46 Gibayach Lv13-40 Baldness
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================== LIST341b ========================
Alignment of the various chapters in
Lv13 allows us to align the various phrases
on the turning of hair. In particular we
find that
-- IN IT IS eg BLONDE HAIR
-- TURNED eg WHITE HAIR
align.
This leads us to conclude that we are
talking about INITIALLY BLACK hair
TURNING (CHANGING) to WHITE or BLONDE
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CHAPTER Hair color Verse Place of Leprosy
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Lv13-01:08 Turned white Lv13-03 Skin
Lv13-09:17 Turned white Lv13-10 Skin
Lv13-18:23 Turned white Lv13-20 Scab of Cut
Lv13-24:28 Turned white Lv13-25 Scab of Burn
Lv13-29:37 blonde in it Lv13-30 Head|Beard
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