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VERSE: Nu19-09b
RASHI: Nu19-09b Nu19-09c
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SUCCINT SUMMARY:
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One of Rashi's 10 major goals is the explanation of GRAMMAR
the same way modern textbooks explain GRAMMAR. There are three
major GRAMMAR submethods:
(a) The goal of the ROOT submethod is to explain all
conjugations and meanings of Biblical roots.
Biblical roots are conjugated with letter prefixes and suffixes
to indicate (i) tense (ii) person (iii) gender (iv) plurality
(v) mode (vi) object (to whom the activity is done) and (vii)
mood. Each of these conjugations has a specific meaning.
Furthermore, these conjugations take on different forms for
roots with weak letters.
(b) The SENTENCE submethod deals with grammatical attributes
of sentences such as (i) word arrangement (Verb Subject vs
Subject Verb) (ii) sentence type (interrogative, command)
(iii) compound sentences (iv) apposition and (v)
paragraph / sentence development.
(c) The MISCELLANEOUS grammatical methods deal with
(i) agreement (in gender and plurality), (ii) the construct
(iii) pronoun reference (iv) ellipsis (v) noun-verb transforms
(e.g. to dust) (vi) special word usage(e.g. how to use
numbers) (vii) suffix-prefixes (e.g. terminal HEY means
towards).
One grammar method that overlaps with word
meaning is the NOUN-VERB-ADJ-TRANSFORMS method.
This method studies how words can change from
OBJECTS (noun) to ACTIVITIES (verbs) to ATTRIBUTES
(adjective).
Rashi uncovered three ways for nouns
to become verbs--
(a) to REMOVE the noun
(e.g. to DUST)
(b) to CREATE the noun
(e.g. to FLOWER)
(c) to USE the noun in the
traditional manner it is used
(e.g. to HAMMER)
EXAMPLE 1: To HAND=To THROW
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All words denoting BODY ORGANS
can become words indicating the TRADITIONAL
MANNER of that ORGAN. For example
- to LEG=To scout/spy
- to HEART=to arouse desire
- to EAR=to listen and study carefully
- to HAND=to throw
- to KNEE=to BLESS=to facilitate movement (Rav Hirsch)
- to EYE = to study
- to NOSE = to get angry
EXAMPLE 2: To REMOVE MISSES=to cleanse
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The original meaning of the Hebrew root
Cheth-Teth-Alpeh is TO MISS as in a marksmen
missing his mark. The VERB form of this means
TO REMOVE THE MISSES and means to CLEANSE. It
can be used to mean TO REMOVE SINS AND DOUBTS(those things
we missed).
LIST050d studies other words whose meaning
changes due to shift in grammatical function
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS NOUN-VERB-ADJ-TRANSFORMS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW LIST050d
List of words with Grammatical function shift=Meaning shift
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List of words with Grammatical function shift=Meaning shift
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NOUN-VERB VERB Means TYPE
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SPRINGED Fully BLOSSOMED Create*18
ToCHILD*16 To RAISE/CREATE children Create
To TENT*12 Pitch many tents for flocks/shepards Create
To ARM Make someone ARMED*11 Create
To Plant Creation (planting) of plants Create
To record To Create a record Create
To milk To Create(bring forth) milk Create
To fire*1 To Create a fire(e.g.in a furnace) Create
To build To Create a building Create
To worm To produce/bring forth Worms*2 Create
To BORDER To make borders*3 Create
EMBROIDER Make embroidery*4 Create
MAKE GOOD FIX--take a bad item and MAKE IT GOOD Create*20
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To Young Remove / cut the young grapes*9 Remove
To dust Removal of dust *5 Remove
To UpRoot To remove the roots(from the ground) Remove
To DeFrost To remove the frost Remove
To "miss" To remove one's missings (To cleanse) Remove*22
Blood*6 To remove the blood (ie to KILL) Remove
SLOPPIIZE To remove SLOPPINESS-MAKE FORMAL Remove*21
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To hammar Do Standard activity done with hammar Standard
To screw Do Standard activity done with screws Standard
To fan Do Standard activity done with a Fan Standard
To Dough Do standard activity with DOUGH*7 Standard
To Fly FLYING-Standard activity of Housefly Standard
To COAT To place coat on and tighten it*8 Standard
PACE PACE=speed of WALK=activity of FEET*14 Standard
PathPeople A Caravan=People on the Path*15 Standard
ToGOLDHand Standard use:Place Golden ringOnHand*17 Standard
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to leg to scout/spy*23 Standard
to hand to throw*24 Standard
to ear to study, weigh options*25 Standard
to eye to study*26 Standard
to heart to arouse*27 Standard
to nose to lose ones temper*28 Standard
to knee to bless*29 Standard
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ToBe Able ABILITY=STATE of TO BE ABLE STATE*10
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ALL-ALL Exclusively all BLUE(WHOLLY BLUE)*19 Exclusive
NOTES
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*1 eg To FIRE a furnace
*2 Ex16-20b
*3 Ex19-12a
*4 Ex28-39a EMBROIDER the pants of LINEN
means make them embroidered
*5 Nu04-13b
*6 Lv17-04a
*7 As we have explained it TO DOUGH would mean
to BAKE. Actually we need another step. A verb
can refer to its ACTIVITY FORM. So the 2 steps are
- DOUGH becomes TO DOUGH=to BAKE
- TO DOUGH becomes TO SWELL (form of DOUGH rising)
See LIST814a for more details
*8 Ex29-05a
*9 Lv19-10a
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*10 Abstract State
*11 Nu31-03b
*13 Gn13-12a
*14 Rashi (Gn33-14d Gn33-14e) analyzes the word FOOTPACE
as follows
- FEET describe objects (NOUNS)
- WALKING is the STANDARD ACTIVITY of the FEET(Verb)
- PACE is the SPEED of walking(Adverbial
description of HOW FAST the walk is taking place).
Note: PACE itself is a noun but it functions
adverbially as describing how fast the walk is.
*15 Technically
- The Hebrew root Aleph-Resh-Ceth means PATH
- PATH is an OBJECT (Noun)
- When made into an ATTRIBUTE (Adjective)
- Aleph-Resh-Ceth means PATH-PEOPLE--a CARAVAN
*16 Gn50-23a
*17 Gn49-24c
*18 Ex09-31c
*19 Ex28-31b. The verse
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Make the coat ALL-ALL blue
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means
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make it EXCLUSIVELY/WHOLLY BLUE
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*20 Ex30-07a
*21 Lv08-15a (Note that the verb TO SLOPPIIZE is parallel
to the verb TO SANCTIFY. Both have a connotation
of a FORMAL atmosphere).
*22 The original meaning of the Hebrew root
Cheth-Teth-Alpeh is TO MISS as in a marksmen
missing his mark (Ju20-16) The VERB form of this means
TO REMOVE THE MISSES and means to CLEANSE. It
can be used to mean TO REMOVE SINS AND DOUBTS(those things
we missed).[Nu19-09c]
[Rashi brings a further comment
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Another reason it is called Chatath
is because the Parah Adumah is prohibited
in benefit like sin offerings (Chatath)
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However my opinion is that the fact that
the Red Heiffer is prohibited in benefit
can be derived from the GENERALIZATION principle
since all offerings not consumed are prohibited
in benefit. Thus the primary meaning of CHATATH is that
the RED HEIFFER removes DOUBTS (Are mental MISSES)
*23 Jo06-22
*24 Nu19-09b [The Red Heiffer ashes mixed with water
is called the HAND-WATER=THROWN-WATER since we
sprinkle=THROW it on impure people and they become
free of their doubts.)
*25 Ec12-09
*26 1S18-09
*27 So04-09
*28 P006-02
*29 [Rav Hirsch]
* The LEG's function is to MOVE
* The KNEE's function is to FACILITATE movement
You can walk without knees but it is a stilted
crooked motion.
Hence TO KNEE someone is to FACILITATE their movement
on their path in life.
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