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VERSE: Nu14-09b
RASHIS COVERED: Nu14-09b Nu10-31d Nu14-11a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main goals is to give the meaning of
words the same way the dictionary gives meaning. We
call this the Rashi method of WORD MEANING.
Rashi had a variety of vehicles to present meaning.
Rashi frequently explained MULTI-WORD IDIOMS. An IDIOM
occurs when 1 or more words form a NEW MEANING not
directly equal to the meaning of the constituent words
of the IDIOM. We call this the SUBRULE of NEW MEANINGS
since the words acquire new meanings.
In acquiring NEW MEANINGS Rashi frequently used a
universal principle of all languages---METONOMY.
METONOMY refers to the capacity to name an item
by a related item (such as naming a PEOPLE, Americans,
by the LAND they live in, America)
METONOMY is closed related to SYNECHDOCHE which
refers to naming a whole class by an exemplary
member of the class or naming an object by a
distinguished part of that object.
A related principle is what I call the triple
FFF principle:naming by FORM,FUNCTION, or FEEL.
For example the PENTAGON is named
by its FORM while the UNITED NATIONS is named
by its FUNCTION. HARDship is named by its feel.
There are other rules---the GLASS is named by the
substance it is made out of.
EXAMPLE 1: Nu14-09b
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Recall the English idiom a
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PIECE OF CAKE
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A similar idiom in Hebrew is
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OUR BREAD
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Using the English idiom Rashi translates Nu14-09b
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But do not rebel against the Lord,
do notfear the people of the land;
FOR THEY ARE A PIECE OF CAKE [for us to conquer]
their defense is departed from them,
and the Lord is with us;
fear them not.
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EXAMPLE 2: Nu10-29:31d
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Recall the English idiom,
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the GLEAM of my eye
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Using this IDIOM Rashi translates Nu10-29:31d
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And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Rauel
the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law,
We are journeying to the place
that said, I will give it you;
come with us, and we will do you good;
for the Lord has spoken good concerning Israel.
And he[Chovav] said to him[Moses],
I will not go; but I will depart to my own land,
and to my kindred.
And he[Moses] said,
Do not leave us,Leave us not, I pray you;
for you know our camping problems in the wildernes
and you are the GLEAM OF OUR EYES
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EXAMPLE 3: Nu14-11a
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The previous two examples use METONOMY, the naming
of an item by a related item. Thus
- a PRECIOUS item is called the GLEAM OF ONES EYES
since the eyes frequently GLEAM when one is Happy
- a PIECE OF CAKE (or bread) is a typical example
of something that can be consumed quickly without
resistance
* In Nu14-11 we use METONOMY to relate SPACE and TIME
- Aleph-Nun-Hey means WHERE (space)
- UNTIL Aleph-Nun-Hey means TILL WHEN (Time)
Rashi translates Nu14-11a as follows
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And the Lord said to Moses,
UNTIL WHEN will this people provoke me?
And UNTIL WHEN will it be before they believe me,
for all the signs which I have shown among them?
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LIST871z presents these and
other IDIOMS based on metonomy, synechdoche, and FFF.
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANING
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS NEW MEANINGS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST871z
List of idioms using METONOMY/SYNECHDOCHE(Meaning by relation)
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List of idioms using METONOMY/SYNECHDOCHE(Meaning by relation)
LIST871z continues LIST871d LIST871c LIST871b LIST871a
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE METONOMY METHOD USED
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Lv02-11a HONEY SWEET*1 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Lv21-21c BREAD FOOD*1 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Nu08-02c Candellabrah Central Staff SYNECHDOCHE*1
Nu09-15a Tent Tablets Whole Temple*11 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Ex31-21c Tent Tablets Whole Temple*11 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Lv18-03a Egyptian-like Sexually perverse*10 SYNECHDOCHE*1
Lv18-03b CanaaniteLike Sexually perverse*10 SYNECHDOCHE*1
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Nu14-09b Our Bread Piece of cake(Easy) Metonomy*2
Nu10-31d Our eyes Gleam of our eye(Good) Metonomy*2
Nu14-11a Till WHERE Till WHEN*4 Metonomy*2
Lv18-09b OUT BIRTH OUT of WEDLOCK Metonomy*2
Nu11-20c Out of nose disgusted*12 Metonomy*2
Nu09-20b Numbered days Small number of days Metonomy*2
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Nu08-16b SproutFromWomb birth*13 FFF-Form*3
Nu04-14a Frighteners Coal rakers FFF-Feeling*3
Nu04-14c Barren Sweep cleam FFF-Function*3
-------- Pentagon Pentagon Institution FFF-Form*3
-------- U.N. U.N. Institution FFF-Function*3
NOTES
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*1 An example of SYNECHDOCHE--naming the whole
by the part
*2 An example of METONOMY--naming by something
related
*3 An example of naming by either
- Form (eg Pentagon)
- Function (e.g UN)
- Feel (e.g. Hardship)
We call this the FFF rule.
*4 RULE
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* ALeph nun hey = WHERE
* UNTIL Aleph Nun Hey= until WHEN
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*10 Rashi:
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Since generally sexually-perverse acts are
called EGYPTIAN-LIKE and CANAANITE LIKE we infer
that EGYPT and CANAAN were exemplary in sexual
perversity.
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Here Rashi uses the SYNECHDOCHE principle to
explain the reason for naming sexual perversity
as EGYPT-LIKE and CANAANITE-LIKE.
*11 For reasons of space we have abbreviated.
Nu09-15c literally translated states
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SANCTUARY FOR TENT OF TABLETS
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Ex31-21c literally translated states
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The Sanctuary of Tablets
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The following terms all refer to the Temple
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* Sanctuary
* Sanctuary of Tablets
* Sanctuary for the Tent of Tablets
* Sanctuary of the tent of Meeting
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While Rashi explains the details
of some of these terms it seems
reasonable to simply view them
all as IDIOMS. Some further comments on
the terms are presented below.
Technically the literal Hebrew term is
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* Sanctuary of TESTIMONY
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However the TABLETS with the 10
COMMANDMENTS are called the TESTIMONY
(See Ex31-18 or Ex25-16)Hence we have
translated this phrase as the
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* Sanctuary of Tablets
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The temple is called the
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* Sanctuary of Meeting
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because God designates the Temple
as a meeting place for Prophecy
(Cf. Ex25-22)
*12 The verse states
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until it comes out of your nose
and becomes strange
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Rashi translates the whole item as meaning
DISGUSTING. Clearly this is an example of
NEW MEANINGS.
*13 Here are a few uses of Pay-Tet-Resh
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* SPROUTING buds (SPROUTING) 1K06-19
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* SPROUTING(Leaving) from before King (1S19-10)
* SPROUTING (releasing) water (Pr17-14)
* SPROUTING from Womb (Nu08-16)
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We clearly have here a naming by FORM.
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