The 8 methods of naming items:#6 of 8 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # July 8th, 2001 # # Rashis 845-847 Of 7800 (10.8%) # # # # 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 noticed 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 previous days we have emphasized Rashis which review concepts named by THEIR FORM or THEIR FUNCTION. Today we review words which have SPECIFIC vs GENERAL meanings. For example the word DAY can refer to a 12 hour period (SPECIFIC) or to the whole 24 hour period (GENERAL). Similarly HONEY usually refers to HONEY (SPECIFIC) but can equally refer to ANYTHING SWEET(GENERAL). Footnote *2 gives several examples of words with dual meaning. We now mention two Rashis focusing on this. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The following Candellabrah parts have SPECIFIC and GENERAL meanings (eg a word like DAY can refer to the WHOLE DAY (24 hours) or the DAY PART OF THE DAY(12 hour period)) ---------------------------------------------------------------- EXAMPLE 97: Ex25-34a The word CANDELLABRAH can refer to either -- The CANDELLABRAH ITSELF(GENERAL MEANING) or it can mean -- the MAIN SHAFT of the Candellabray (SPECIFIC MEANING) EXAMPLE 98: Ex25-31e The word SHAFT can refer to eiter -- the CENTRAL MAIN SHAFT of the CANDELLABRAH or it can mean -- ANY CANDELLABRAH BRANCH (GENERAL MEANING) ------------------------ 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 ========================================================== *2 ============= WORDS WITH 2 CONTRADICTORY MEANINGS =============== Other examples of common words that have general and specific meanings are ================================================================= # WORD CAN MEAN SPECIFIC MEANING OR GENERAL MEANING === ========= ======== ================== ==== ================== (3) Day can mean the 12 hour period or the 24 hour period (4) Bread can mean Bread or Any Food (5) Man (ISH) can mean Male or Any person (6) E-L-H-I-M can mean God or Any Judge (7) IN IN or AMONG*4 ================================================================== #*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc., 2001, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*#