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VERSE: Lv22-22c
RASHIS COVERED: Lv22-22c Lv22-22d Lv22-22e Lv22-23a
Lv22-23b Lv22-24b Lv22-24c
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main methods is the explanation of meaning
the same way a dictionary explains meaning. We call this
the WORD MEANING method.
Rashi had 10 vehicles to explain meaning. Today we examine
the naming of words by FORM and FUNCTION. For example,
the PENTAGON and U.N. both have the FUNCTION, to UNITE
the world. The U.N. is named by its function (to unite)
while the PENTAGON is named by the FORM of its building.
We call this the Rashi method of 8 METHODS OF NAMING
EXAMPLES: NAMING BY APPEARANCE
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EXAMPLE Lv22-22c
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a CRACKED lip is called a FISSURED lip since
both a FISSUE is a CRACK in stone. Both CRACKS
and FISSURES have similar forms (They apply
to different items)
EXAMPLE Lv22-23a
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If eg a person has 2 arms with one bigger than the
other we see he has a STRETCHED since the bigger
organ APPEARS strecthed.
EXAMPLE Lv22-24b
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SQUEEZED refers to a CRUSHED testicle which
has the APPEARANCE of something SQUEEZED
EXAMPLE Lv22-24c
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CHOPPED refers to a severely CRUSHED testicle
which has the APPEARANCE of something CHOPPED
up.
EXAMPLE Lv22-22d
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A WART or HUMP is called an OVER-PRODUCED
or an OVER-GROWTH(Like English). The Hebrew
root Yud-Beth-Lamed refers to the process
of gathering PRODUCE from the fields. The
Tauv suffix indicates MUCHNESS. So the
YaBeLeTh would be an OVERPRODUCE or an OVERGROWTH
and would indicate a HUMP like APPEARANCE
characteristic of the WART and HUMP.
EXAMPLE Lv22-22e
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The WINDING disease refers to an itching disease
by a person who must continuously SCRATCH him/herself
all over. Such a person has an APPEARANCE of someone
who WINDS all over him herself. Similarly the DRAG
is the name of an ITCHING disease since the continual
SCRATCHING has the appearance of a DRAGGING motion
LIST810b below presents other examples of words named
by FORM and summarizes these examples.
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 8 Methods of Naming
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST810b
List of items named by their FORM/APPEARANCE
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============= LIST810b ================================
List of items named by their FORM/APPEARANCE
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VERSE TERM Refers to ...
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Lv22-22c FISSURED CRACKED lip
Lv22-23a STRETCHED eg one hand BIGGER than other
Lv22-24b SQUEEZED CRUSHED testicle
Lv22-24c CHOPPED CRUSHED testicle(severe damage)
Lv22-22d WART/HUMP Over GROWTH/Over PRODUCED
Lv22-22e DRAG Scratching disease
Lv22-22e WINDING Scratch all over disease*11
Ex25-23a Table STATURE Table HEIGHT *3
Ex25-31d MENORAH THIGH Its Bottom(Rashi)
Ex40-22a Temple THIGH Temple SIDE
Ex40-22b Temple THIGH Temple SIDE
Lv01-11a Altar THIGH Altar SIDE
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Ex27-03a POT GARBAGE PAIL
Ex25-31f MENORAH BUD Bud-like ornament
Ex25-31g MENORAH FRUIT Fruit-like ornament
Ex25-31h MENORAH FLOWER FLOWER-like ornament
Ex28-33a POMEGRANATES POMEGRANATE ORNAMENTS
Gn31-10b HAIL-LIGHTNING PATCHED and STREAKED*10
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Lv13-03b CLOUD wound WHITE wound
Ex25-04a SKY thread Thread dyed SKY BLUE
Ex25-04b WORM Thread Thread DYED RED
Lv14-04f WORM wool wool DYED RED
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Lv13-55d PIT wound DEEP wound(Pechethet)
Lv13-18a LOW wound ABCESS
Ex39-01b SKY FLATTENED out*1
Lv11-09b Fish STUBBLE Fish SCALES
Ex25-25a Table CASING SURROUNDS table legs
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Nu31-50c The ROUND EARING JEWELRY
Ex28-32a MOUTH-HEAD NECK of a garment
Ex35-13a FACE BREAD Bread with 2 faces
Ex28-04d CHECKERED CHECKERED Garment
Lv11-03a RIPPED SPLIT hoofs
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Gn49-26e DESIRE ofWORLD EXPANSES of world*4
NOTES
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*1 Rashi supplements this explanation by
citing verses where RKA means to
FLATTEN OUT(eg Isa42-05,P136-07,
2S22-43, Ez06-11,Ex39-03, Nu17-04,
Jr10-09--in all these verses RKA
means to flatten out/crush)
*2 Perhaps the punchiest example is the following
- PENTAGON - named by form
- U.N. ----- named by function
*3 - STATURE is an attribute of HUMANS
- HEIGHT is an attribute of OBJECTS
*4 Rashi makes the same point (Using Old French)
at Gn49-26c
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*10 Rashi does say
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HAIL SHEEP means SHEEP WITH PATCHES; and
there are no supporting verses in the Bible
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It appears that Rashi is saying that this
meaning cant be proven.
But we did prove it using the principle of
form.
Rather what Rashi really means is that
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this translation cannot be proven
using inference from USAGE IN OTHER
VERSES
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Our point is that
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This translation can be proven using
the principle of NAMING BY FORM
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So Rashi was NOT making a magnanimous
statement that the meaning cant be
proven...rather he was simply stating
that it cant be proven by examining
other verses---it however can be proven
by using other rules such as naming
by FORM/APPEARANCE.
This is an important concept--there are
30-60 Rashi rules...often one rule doesnt
work but other rules do work. Understand
this.
*11 Rashi mentions a further point that the disease
in incurable. Rashi also cites other verses
where the Biblical root WINDING is used.
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