13 Methods for inferring meaning:#25 of 32 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # June 25th, 2001 # # Rashis 813-815 Of 7800 (10.4%) # # # # 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 ----------- In the next few days we study how Rashi identified the names and specific meanings of the priestly garments. REFERENCE: ---------- This module comes from the following reference in the Rashi-is-Simple series. http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ex28-04a.htm (Up Sunday) #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*# BACKGROUND ---------- Ex28-04 mentions 6 Priestly garments which must be made. Rashi explains what each of these garments are. EXAMPLE 65: Ex28-04d: THE CHECKERED UNDERROBE ===================== COMMENTS and Rashi ------------------ This garment is called KUTONET TASHBAYTZ (Ex28-04) and also is called KUTONET (Ex28-40). KUTONET is the general word for garment. Rashi here explains the word TASHBAYTZ which comes from the root Sh-B-Tz which means, in regard to stones, SETTINGS (i.e. hollows in which stones are placed). So Rashi interprets the phrase SETTING-GARMENTS to mean checkered garments with SETTING like indentations in them. Rashi here uses the method of naming words by their ATTRIBUTE: The same way CHERRY can refer to the ATTRIBUTE of color (not just the fruit) and PENTAGON(the building) can refer to the ATTRIBUTE OF FORM. So too SETTING-GARMENTS would refer to garments that have an appearance of SETTING STONES We have presented similar lists in the past (See http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ex25_31a.htm) ---------------------------------------------------------------- The following Candellabrah parts were named by their FORM--what they looked like ---------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Ex25-31d The THIGH of the Menorah means the Bottom of Menora (2) Ex40-22a On the THIGH of the temple in the north (3) Ex40-22b On the THIGH of the temple in the North (4) Lv01-11a On the THIGH of the Altar (5) Ex25-31f A BUD is called an "elongated cup"(looks like one) (6) Ex25-31g The FRUIT looks like a fruit) (7) Ex25-31h The FLOWER ornament has the FORM of a FLOWER) (8) Lv13-03b The color WHITE comes from CLOUD (Cloud white) (9) Ex28-32a The MOUTH-HEAD of a garment is its NECK (10)Ex28-33a POMEGRANATES means in the SHAPE of POMEGRANATES (11)Ex30-23a HEAD perfumes means DISTINGUISHED perfumes Other examples of common objects named by FORM are the following (11) The shape, pentagon gives rise to the building, pentagon (12) Storm=ALOT of raindrops; Brainstorm=ALOT of ideas (13) "Surf the seas"=BUMPY journey;"surf the web" = BUMPY lookup (14) The fruit, cherry gives rise to the the color, cherry (15) Loud=ALOT of noise;Loud dress=ALOT of noticeability EXAMPLE 66: Ex28-04f: AVNAYT = Belt ==================== COMMENTS AND RASHI ------------------ Cf Lv08-07 -- And he BELTED him with the Avnayt This shows that the AVNAYT was a belt EXAMPLE 67: Ex28-04c MEIL is the OVERROBE ==================== COMMENTS AND RASHI ------------------ The verse in Lv08-07 shows an order to the garments ------------------------- --first the KUTONET --then the BELT --then the MEIL --then the AYFOD ------------------------- Hence Rashi concludes that KUTONET is an undergarment while MEIL is an OVERGARMENT #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*#