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VERSE: Nu05-14b

RASHIS COVERED: Nu05-14b Nu25-11b Nu11-29b
                Ex34-14a Dt04-24a Ex20-05a

========== THE ROOT KNA means POSSESIVE not JEALOUS =========

 On these Rashis the Hebrew root Kuf-Nun-Aleph (KNA) is
 translated. The usual English translation is JEALOUS.
 Rashi suggests that a better translation is POSSESSIVE.

 The point being that POSSESSION is a neutral term -- while
 JEALOUS is something that is usually perojative. Therefore
 the LIST below shows that NKA=POSSESSIVENESS can be used
 either to HELP or to AVENGE thus justifying a translation
 of POSSESSIVE vs JEALOUS.

 The LIST following this one analyzes how Rashi deals
 with an identical theme on many verses. Here is the LIST
 of verses with the root KNA.

=============================================================
VERSE    WHO WAS JEALOUS FOR/AGAINST WHAT      HELP/AVENGE?
======== ===================================== ==============
Nu11-29b Joshua defends Moses against insults  HELP
Nu05-14b Husband helps his wife from sin*1     HELP
Nu25-11b Pinchas kills descecrator of God      AVENGE
Ex34-14a God avenges Himself against idolaters AVENGE
Dt04-24a God avenges Himself against idolaters AVENGE
Ex20-05a God avenges Himself against idolaters AVENGE

NOTES
=====
*1 The full text of Nu05-14 and the surrounding verses is
   ------------------------------------------------
   IF a woman DESCECRATES her marriage
   If she sleeps with a person,or doesnt sleep
   and she hadnt been with her husband
   and she had been secluded

   If here husband had been POSSESSIVE for her then..
   -------------------------------------------------

   That is all the verse says. We are not told HOW the
   husband is POSSESSIVE. Rashi says
   --------------------------------------------------
   Our sages have specificed this POSSESSIVENESS as
   follows: Her husband warned her (in front of witnesses
   not to seclude (be alone) with a particular man(and
   she went and did so)
   --------------------------------------------------

   Rashis point here is not grammatical or based on
   internal structure. Rather Rashi here is simply
   -------------------------------------
   GIVING THE BEST GUEST BASED ON THE
   OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE PARAGRAPH.
   -------------------------------------
   Since the paragraph speaks about NOT BEING WITH
   HER HUSBAND AND BEING SECLUDED Rashi identifies the
   possessiveness with a warning not to be secluded.

   Notice how this Rashi is not FORCED. It is so to speak
   a best guest -- or, a confirmation of tradition using
   hints from the paragraph. In our list we refer to this
   method as the method of OVERALL STRUCTURE. This example
   is brought here to show an example of KNA where no
   vengenance (killing) is present -- hence KNA means
   POSSESSIVE here.

   To the best of my knowledge the first two examples on
   this list are the only examples in the Bible where
   KNA means POSSESSIVE.
=================================================================


===== RASHIS TREATMENT OF THE SAME THEME IN DIFFERENT VERSES ====

 Dr Hendel claims that Rashi used Database methods: Rashi might
 wish to say something on 5 verses with the same theme. Dr
 Hendel claims that Rashi would only say this fully once and
 then indicate it lightly in the other verses.

 Another way of putting this is that Dr Hendel claims that Rashi
 EXPECTED his reader to read all occurences of a theme prior to
 understanding his view.

 Is this claim true? Read the following LIST which collects
 all Rashis on the word KNA. I think it obvious that there
 is ONE MAIN VERSE: Nu11-29b, which gives the full explanation
 while in the other verses Rashi only gives partial explanations

 Thus this LIST supports the above claim. Here is the LIST

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VERSE    HOW RASHI DEFINES the root KNA on THIS VERSE
======== ========================================================
Nu11-29b ATTENTION TO A MATTER EITHER TO AVENGE OR HELP
Ex34-14a Seizes his victories; no waiver;avenge dissenters
Ex20-05a Attention to a matter; No waiver of interest
Nu25-11b Heated himself up to avenge
Dt04-24a Heats Himself to avenge
Nu05-14b Tells his wife not to seclude with others
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