13 Methods for inferring meaning:#16 of 32 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # June 14th, 2001 # # Rashis 790-791 Of 7800 (10.2%) # # # # 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 # # # ########################################################### 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 ----------- For the next few days we will explore HOW objects can be named by a distinguishing property. REFERENCE: ---------- This module comes from the following reference in the Rashi-is-Simple series. Many further cross references are presented on that page. http://www.RashiYomi.Com/lv13-06b.htm #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*# BACKGROUND ---------- Recall we are studying how Rashi analyzes the objects that are named by a PROPERTY vs by WHAT THEY ARE. Thus e.g. (*) BLUE is not anything blue but rather a THREAD died BLUE (Ex25-04a) (*) RED is not anything RED but rather a THREAD died RED (Ex25-04b) (*) SEDUCE doesnt refer to any type of seductive activity but rather refers to an attractive dress worn by women (Gn49-11d) Let us now look at more examples THE VERSE and RASHIS -------------------- EXAMPLES -------- EXAMPLE 40: Lv13-55 PChTheTh (Wound) comes from PChTh= Pit So PChTheTh = a Deep Wound EXAMPLE 41: Lv13-11 ShChiN = BOIL (Shacath = deep pit/wound) (An inflammation not caused by heat) Since SHACATH also means PIT we could take SHCHIN to refer to a DEEP WOUND. Alternatively since SHACATH denotes something destroyed we could take SHCHIN to refer to wounded charred skin (that looks like a ragged pit -- it is deep and gaping) #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*#