#*#*#*# (C) 2000-2005, RashiYomi Inc. Dr Hendel President #*#*#*#
-----------------------------------------------------------
| Rashi is Simple Version 2.0 |
| (C) RashiYomi Inc., Dr Hendel President |
| http://www.RashiYomi.Com |
| PERMISSION to reprint WITH this header if NOT for profit |
------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE: Lv20-03a
RASHIS COVERED: Lv20-03a Lv20-13a Lv20-17a Lv19-27a
======================= Lv20-03a ======================
SUCCINCT SUMMARY
----------------
One of Rashis 10 main goals is the explanation of
meaning the same way a dictionary explains meaning.
We call this the Rashi method of WORD MEANING.
Rashi had 10 vehicles by which to explain words.
Today we examine three submethods of meaning.
EXAMPLE OF SUBMETHOD: IDIOMS / NEW MEANINGS
-------------------------------------------
Rashi frequently explains not, word meaning, but rather
phrase meaning. That is each particular word in the phrase
may have a known meaning but the collection of words
together form a NEW IDIOMATIC MEANING.
We call this the NEW MEANING or the IDIOM SUBMETHOD.
EXAMPLE: PLACE FACE
-------------------
Lv17-10 states
---------------------------------------
I, God, will PLACE MY FACE against the
person eating blood and cut him off from
my people
---------------------------------------
Rashi comments
------------------------------------
The phrase PLACE MY FACE is an idiom
meaning DEVOTE ALL MY ATTENTION/FOCUS
------------------------------------
An almost identical biblical phrase and Rashi occurs at Lv20-03a
EXAMPLE Lv20-13
---------------
The Biblical text at Lv20-13 states
------------------------------------------------------
Dont sleep homosexually with men like SLEEPINGS WITH WOMEN
------------------------------------------------------
Rashi comments
-------------------------------------------------
SLEEPINGS WITH WOMEN includes vaginal and anal sex
[but excludes oral sex]. In other words there is
no death penalty (just a prohibition) of oral sex
between men
-------------------------------------------------
LIST854y below gives further examples of Biblical idioms.
EXAMPLE OF SUBMETHOD: UNIFIED MEANING
-------------------------------------
The UNIFIED MEANING submethod seeks to find a UNIFIED
MEANING to a root with disparate meanings. Todays
example is particularly good and sheds light on several
difficult verses.
EXAMPLE: Cheth-Samach-Daleth means KINDNESS/FAVOR
-------------------------------------------------
- Gn47-29 do me a FAVOR--dont bury me in Egypt
- Gn40-14 do me a FAVOR--mention to the King I am in prison
- Gn24-12 God, please do me a FAVOR--give him a charitable women
----------------------------------------------------------------
- Pr25-10 Dont insult; he might do you a FAVOR;its embarassing
- Lv20-17a if a person sleeps with his sister-if she does a FAVOR
----------------------------------------------------------------
This last verse has evoked extreme controversy---why is incest
called A FAVOR? Some claim that Cheth-Samech-Daleth could mean
the opposite, SHAMEFUL. However the psychology of incest is
well known and affords us a simpler explanation
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Most men are willing to take the risks of a sexual encounter
Which requires sustaining a certain amount of tension. A person
whose masculinity is so destroyed that he would only have sex
with someone he trusts--like his sister--is not acting like
an adult but receiving a FAVOR from someone he trusts (Despite
this kindness/favor (vs lust) incest is universally prohibited)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
This seems to be the simplest explanation of this unique verse
and seems consistent with Rashi. At any rate the UNIFIED
MEANING of Chest-Samech-Daleth is FAVOR/KINDNESS and this
applies to Pr25-10 and Lv20-17a
LIST863v below summarizes this unified meaning and arguments
EXAMPLE OF SUBMETHOD: 8 METHODS OF NAMING
-----------------------------------------
Rashi frequently identifies meaning by focusing
on the FORM and FUNCTION of words. For example:
Both the UNITED NATIONS and PENTAGON are institutions
that protect but the PENTAGON is named by its FORM,
while the UNITED NATIONS is named by its GOAL and
PURPOSE to unite nations. (There are other methods
of NAMING words -- for example by SUBSTANCE (iron, glasses)
by FEEL (HARDSHIP) etc.
EXAMPLE: Don-t CIRCLE your head
-------------------------------
Lv19-27a states
----------------------
DONT CIRCLE YOUR HEAD
----------------------
Rashi comments:
-------------------------------------------------------
Don't create the CIRCLE FORM on your head
by shaving the sideburns (so that the hairline from ear
to ear has the FORM of a SEMI-CIRCLE)
-------------------------------------------------------
LIST813b below presents other words named by FORM.
==================================================================
ITEM DETAIL
======================== =========================================
RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS NEW MEANINGS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST854y
List of Biblical idioms(eg FROM DAYS DAYS=YEARLY)
----------------------- -----------------------------------------
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS UNIFIED MEANING
SEE BELOW LIST863v
List of verses with Root Cheth-Samech-Dalet=FAVOR/KINDNESS
---------------------- ----------------------------------------
SEE BELOW LIST813b
List of words named by FORM(e.g. brain-STORMING)
==================================================================
========================= LIST813b ======================================
List of words named by FORM(e.g. brain-STORMING)
=========================================================================
SOURCE WORD HOW WORD IS NAMED BY FORM OF ACTIVITY
========= ======================== ======================================
Lv11-30a TINSHEMETH mammal Looks the same as the BAT(TINSHEMETH)
Ex30-34a The DRIP PERFUME Perfume DRIPPING from tree bark
Ex30-34b The SHINY perfume Perfume that is SHINY/SMOOTH
ENGLISH FLYing Performing the activity of the FLY
ENGLISH SURFING the web continuous light touching pages
ENGLISH brain-STORMING continuous bombardment of ideas
Gn14-20a SHIELDED your enemies BUNDLING up the enemies
Ex30-08a RAISING flame Igniting a flame--(Flame goes up)
Ex28-33b Ding-Dong-Bell*1 HAMMAR,BELL,FOOTSTEP all have same FRM
Lv19-27a Don-t CIRCLE the head no shave sideburns leaves SEMICIRCLE*2
NOTES
-----
*1 The root Pay-Ayin-Mem can equally refer to
- hammaring
- footstepping
- ding-dong-bells
*2 DONT CIRCLE YOUR HEAD is a prohibition against shaving the SIDEBURNS
For if you shave your sideburns then from ear to ear you have
the appearance and FORM of a semi-CIRCLE
=========================================================================
======================= LIST854y ================================
List of Biblical idioms..eg FROM DAYS DAYS=YEARLY
LIST854y continues LIST854d LIST854y
=================================================================
VERSE BIBLICAL PHRASE TRANSLATION NOTES
======== ======================= ===================== ==========
Lv20-03a PLACE FACE Total attention/focus
Lv17-10b PLACE FACE Total attention/focus
Lv13-12a HEAD to FOOT Whole body
Lv11-03e RAISES WINDPIPE Chews cud(redigests) *2
Lv05-01a VOICE OF CURSE/OATH subpoena for evidence
Lv04-12c ASH SPILL Place of ash remains
Ex32-06b STIFF NECK Stubborn *1
Ex09-18a LIKE THIS TIME TOMORROW Same hour;next day
Ex14-08b HIGH HAND Brazenly
Nu15-30a HIGH HAND Intentionally
Ex14-27b TURN OF MORNING Dawn
Ex17-04a A LITTLE MORE AND.. I am afraid that
Ex22-01b HAS NO BLOOD Is not a MURDERER
Gn37-26b COVER BLOOD conceal MURDER
Lv20-13 SLEEPINGS WITH WOMEN anal/vaginal-not oral
NOTES
-----
*1 Some other examples of this idiom occur at
Ex32-09 Ex33-04 Ex33-05 Ex34-09 Dt09-06
Dt09-13 Pr29-01
*2 That is: The animal
- chews
- regurgitates the chewed material
- redigests it
Hence RAISES ITS WINDPIPE is a good idiom describing it
================================================================
======================== LIST863v -===============================
List of verses with Root Cheth-Samech-Dalet=FAVOR/KINDNESS
==================================================================
VERSE TEXT OF VERSE WITH ches-samech-daleth=KINDNESS
======== =========================================================
Gn47-29 do me a FAVOR--dont bury me in Egypt
Gn40-14 do me a FAVOR--mention to the King I am in prison
Gn24-12 God, please do me a FAVOR--give him a charitable women
------- --------------------------------------------------
Pr25-10 Dont insult; he might do you a FAVOR;its embarassing*1
Lv20-17a if a person sleeps with his sister-if she does a FAVOR*2
NOTES
-----
*1 This translation of the verse is consistent with the
UNIFIED MEANING of Ches-Daleth-Samech-doing a FAVOR
---------------------------------------------------
Dont be hasty to insult; perhaps the person will
do you a FAVOR and you will then be embarassed
---------------------------------------------------
*2 This last verse has evoked extreme controversy---why is incest
called A FAVOR. (Some claim that Cheth-Samech-Daleth could mean
the opposite, SHAMEFUL). However the psychology of incest is
well known and affords us a simpler explanation
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Most men are willing to take the risks of a sexual encounter
Which requires sustaining a certain amount of tension. A person
whose masculinity is so destroyed that he would only have sex
with someone he trusts--like his sister--is not acting like
an adult but receiving a FAVOR from someone he trusts (Despite
this kindness/favor (vs lust) incest is universally prohibited)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
This seems to be the simplest explanation of this unique verse
and seems consistent with Rashi. At any rate the UNIFIED
MEANING of Chest-Samech-Daleth is FAVOR/KINDNESS and this
applies to Pr25-10 and Lv20-17a*10
------------------ LONGER FOOTNOTES -------------------------
*10 Rashi states
--------------------------------------------------
Sleeping with ones sister is called Kindness since
Kain and Abel married sisters and this was a kindness
that God allowed
--------------------------------------------------
To understand this please review my article
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gen-1.htm
Adam, Kain and Abel were not the only humans around
Indeed they were the only prophets around. But there
were many non-prophets. Adam in fact had a non-prophet
female companion nicknamed, TheNightOne (because
she knew nothing about the lights of prophecy).
Technically Kain and Abel SHOULD have been required
to take the risks of converting a non-prophet person
to prophetic status. But such a risk and tension would
have been too great. Hence God allowed the FAVOR of
marrying their sisters. We could say more but
this suffices for the present.
==================================================================
---------------------------------------------------
WARNING: The following additional references may be too wordy
However they frequently contain additional information & lists
The hyperlinks only work on the main website
Volume 25 Number 19
#*#*#*# (C) 2000-2005, RashiYomi Inc. Dr Hendel President #*#*#*#
Volume 25 Number 19