The 6 usages of the word >THE<:#18 of 35 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Apr 1, 2001 # # Rashis 680-682 Of 7800 (8.7%) # # # # 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 # # # ########################################################### RULE ==== The words >THE< can be used in 4 ways --THE can refer to a proper noun --THE can refer to something that is mentioned nearby eg Dt04-32c >Has anyone heard THE GREAT THING-that God saved a nation enslaved in another nation with great miracles< Thus the phrase >THE GREAT THING< refers to the verse that follows >That God saved a nation enslaved in another nation< In other words the >GREAT THING< is Gods freeing one nation from another. --THE can refer to a concept, story or thing mentioned ELSEWHERE (but not immediately afterwards) eg Nu13-33a >We saw there THE Nefilim< This refers to the NEFILLIM nation mentined in Gn06-04 --THE can refer to the best known of a class eg Dt01-07e >THE Mount< -- This refers to The Kings Mountain GOALS: ===== A person completing this module will be able to correctly identify the specific usages of >THE< in the Bible. TODAYS UNIT =========== In the next few days we bring examples where >THE< refers to the >BEST KNOWN< or >SPECIAL< item of a class. REFERENCE: ========= This module comes from the following digest in the Rashi-is-Simple series http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n14.htm http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n16.htm http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n18.htm (Up next Sunday) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* ------------------------------------------------------------ In the following verses >THE< refers to the BEST & SPECIAL ------------------------------------------------------------ EXAMPLE 43: Gn41-01b ==================== Gn41-01b >THE canal< RASHI: >THE canal< = The NILE*2 *3 EXAMPLE 44: Gn41-14a ==================== Gn41-14a >THE Pit< RASHI: >THE Pit< = Prison EXAMPLE 45: Gn06-02a ==================== Gn06-02a >THE gods< RASHI: >THE gods< = ANGELS*4 -------------------------NOTES--------------------------------- *2 The NILE would overflow and thereby fill up all Egyptian canals. Thus the NILE was indeed >THE CANAL<. *3 The Hebrew word >YeOR< by itself can refer to ANY >CANAL< (not just the NILE); for an example see Jr46-07 *4 The Hebrew word >E-Lo-Him< can equally mean --God --god --Angel --Prophet --Judge --Leader A brief summary is as follows: Rashi interprets Gn06-02 as >And the sons of PROPHETS-ANGELS took women from whomever they wanted<. Rashi prefers this interpretation over >And the sons of JUDGES-LEADERS took women from whomever they wanted< because of the word >THE< which indicates that the verse is speaking about the BEST & MOST SPECIAL of E-LO-HIM, that is, the PROPHETS. See URL http://www.RashiYomi.Com/dt04-28a.htm for a discussion and presentation of examples of this word as well as the Rashi-Radack controversies on which meaning to select. Again: We decide the Rashi Radack controversy in favor of Rashi because of the word >THE<. #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*