13 Methods for inferring meaning:#12 of 32 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # June 6th, 2001 # # Rashis 780-782 Of 7800 (10.0%) # # # # VISIT THE RASHI YOMI ARCHIVES # # ----------------------------- # # http://www.RashiYomi.Com/calendar.htm # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, RashiYomi Inc., Dr Hendel President # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # # # ########################################################### ----------------------------------------- MAZEL TOV MAZEL TOV WE REACHED THE 10% MARK 9 MORE YEARS TO COMPLETION OF ALL RASHIS ----------------------------------------- GOALS: ------ I decided its time for a longer unit. This unit will focus on a major Rashi task--explaining the MEANINGS OF WORDS. Explaining the MEANINGS of WORDS is more than looking something up in a dictionary. There are METHODS to explaining WORDS. Thus in this module we will explore HOW Rashi determines the meanings of words -- that is, we will explore WHAT RASHIS METHODS ARE TODAYS UNIT ----------- Today and tomorrow we review the meaning of the word NCON. Many commentators think there are two meanings: PREPARE and CORRECT/DESERVED. Rashis approach was always to use a UNIFIED MEANING. Let us see this below REFERENCE: ---------- This module comes from the following references in the Rashi-is-Simple series. http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ex34-02a.htm http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h5n11.htm #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*# BACKGROUND ---------- Today we deal with the Hebrew root NCON. Some English translations render this word to mean CORRECT or DESERVED. e.g. --------------------------------------------------------------- behold:the witness testimony is true & CORRECT(NCON)(Dt13-15) --------------------------------------------------------------- or -------------------------------------------------- Prv19-29 The mockers DESERVE (NCON) to be judged -------------------------------------------------- But Rashis approach to MEANING was to use a UNIFIED meaning whenever possible. Rashi identified ALL occurences of NCON with the meaning PREPARED. RADACK in his famous book ROOTS, makes a similar observation. Let us look at some examples. THE VERSES & RASHIS ------------------- EXAMPLE 30: Ex34-02a & be PREPARED (NCON) in the morning EXAMPLE 31: Gn41-32 God is PREPARED to do it*1 EXAMPLE 32: Ex19-11a PREPARE yourselves to receive the Torah*2 NOTES & RASHIS -------------- *1 The whole verse & Text are as follows: The text is discussing the repeated dreams of Pharoh which Joseph had interpreted as referring to saiety followed by famine years. Since God was prepared to do this God repeated the dream to make sure Pharoh knew that it was serious ---------------------------------------------------- & the dream was repeated because God is PREPARED (NCON) to bring the famines & therefore it is your (Pharohs) responsibility to gather food ---------------------------------------------------- *2 Rashi cross references Ex19-15 --------------------------------------------------------- Be PREPARED (NCON) for receiving the Torah -- abstain from marital relationship (as this abstention facilitates receptivitiy to Prophecy) --------------------------------------------------------- #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*#