The rule for 4 & 5 Letter Roots:#2 of 2 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Mar 5, 2001 # # Rashis 627-628 Of 7800 (8.1%) # # # # VISIT THE RASHI YOMI ARCHIVES # # ----------------------------- # # http://www.RashiYomi.Com/calendar.htm # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, RashiYomi Inc., Dr Hendel President # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # # # ########################################################### -- GRAND SUMMARY -- RULE: ==== To introduce this rule consider the Hebrew root for bastard---MMZR. Chazal say that the etymology of MMZR comes from its two 2-letter components---MM(blemish) and ZR(Stranger). Hence ILLEGITIMATE (mmzr) = BLEMISHED (mm) by a STRANGER(ZR) Quite simply then the rule states that the meaning of 4 and 5 letter roots can be derived by breaking up the root into two 2 or 3-letter words. Some examples from Rashi are presented below GOALS: ===== A person completing this module will be able to recognize the etymology of 4 and 5 letter words as coming from component 2 and 3 letter componenets TODAYS UNIT =========== In todays unit we bring the GRAND SUMMARY. Examples 3 and 4 are new. Examples 1 and 2 are from yesterday. REFERENCE: ========= This module comes from the following digest in the Rashi-is-Simple series http://www.RashiYomi.Com/gn49-12a.htm For lengthier less compact sources see http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h1n15.htm http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h1n3.htm http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h4n18.htm http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h5n23.htm #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* EXAMPLES ======== EXAMPLE 1: Gn41-45a Pharoh called Joseph TZAFNATH PAANAYACH ========= (1) VERSE:Gn41-45a Josephs Egyptian name, TZFNATH PAANACH can be explained as a hybrid radical---- RASHI: >He brings out(POA) the hidden(TZFN) from dormancy(NCH)< In other words Joseph was intelligent EXAMPLE 2: Ex25-04b ..and bring ARGMN wool ========= (2) RASHI: ARGMN (purple)=WOVEN (Arg) for APPOINTED people(MN) In other words, ARGMN is the color used in Royal garments*1 EXAMPLE 3: Gn49-12a ========= Gn49-12a ...may you have much wine till you are drunk RASHI:C-Ch-L-L (Drunken) = L-L(Swirling from the ) Ch-C (Palate) Thus "drunkedness" is interpreted as "Swirling from the palate"*2 EXAMPLE 4: Lv16-08b >..and throw the Goat to AZAZEL< ========= RASHI: AZAZEL means a PRECIPITOUS MOUNTAIN PEAK SO AZAZL = AZL (thrown off) AZ (A hard place)*3 -------------------------NOTES-------------------------------- *1 Rashi EXPLICITLY states the 4 letter derivation in (1) but not in Examples (2)-(4). However consistent with our methodology we apply this technique to other 4 letter roots where Rashi commented. *2 The Hebrew root C-Ch-L-L means DRUNKEN EYED or RED EYED It only occurs twice in the Bible (each time with the word EYE (C-Ch-L-L eye). It is treated like other 4 letter roots (as a composition of 2 2-letter roots) *3 We can also derive this etymology from internal Biblical phrases as follows: (4a) DESERT (Lv16-08) (4b) JAGGED PLACE (Lv16-22); (4c) AZAZL=AZ(to a hard place) (Lv16-08); #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*