The 8 methods of naming items:#3 of 8 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # July 4th, 2001 # # Rashis 835-836 Of 7800 (10.7%) # # # # VISIT THE RASHI YOMI ARCHIVES # # ----------------------------- # # http://www.RashiYomi.Com/calendar.htm # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-2001, 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 which is a bit longer than the others focuses on a major Rashi task--explaining the MEANINGS OF WORDS. EXPLAINING MEANING is more than looking something up in a dictionary. There are METHODS to explaining WORDS. In this module we will explore HOW Rashi determines meaning --WHAT are Rashis methods. TODAYS UNIT ----------- As I was about to close out this series I notice a beautiful posting of mine whose URL is listed below with several dozen punchy Rashis. These Rashis deal with HOW objects are named and list 8 methods. REFERENCE: ---------- This module comes from the following reference in the Rashi-is-Simple series. http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ex25-31a.htm #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*# BACKGROUND ========== You can name an object by any of 8 attributes of the the object. For example you can name an object by how it looks, their form, (e.g. PENTAGON refers to the FORM of the building) or you can name an object by its PURPOSE and FUNCTION (e.g. the UNITED NATIONS refers to the GOAL of the buiding -- to UNITE the world) These 8 methods are listed in footnote *1. In the next few days we review examples of objects named by their FORM. EXAMPLES ======== ------------------------------------------------------------- The following PRIEST GARMENTS were named by their FORM-- what they looked like ------------------------------------------------------------- EXAMPLE 87: Ex28-32a The MOUTH-HEAD of a garment is its NECK (The NECK of a garment looks like a MOUTH) EXAMPLE 88: Ex28-33a The POMEGRANATES ON THE PRIEST ROBE refer to cloth ornaments that LOOK LIKE POMEGRANATES (That is they have the FORM/SHAPE of POMEGRANATES) ------------------------ NOTES ---------------------------------- =========== HOW OBJECTS ARE NAMED ======================== *1 You can name an object by any of 8 attributes of the the object. For example you can name an object by how it looks, their form, (e.g. PENTAGON refers to the FORM of the building) or you can name an object by its PURPOSE and FUNCTION (e.g. the UNITED NATIONS) ========================================================== FOCUS ON OBJECTS' EXAMPLE ====================== ================================== FUNCTION United nations SUBSTANCE PLASTER CAUSE Sunset FEELS HARDship FORM Pentagon EXAGGERATION SkyScraper A GOOD EXAMPLE HONEY can mean anything SWEET ACTIVITY-FORM SURFing the web ========================================================== #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*#