The 6 usages of the word >THE<:#18 of 35
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RULE
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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:
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A person completing this module will be able to correctly
identify the specific usages of >THE< in the Bible.




TODAYS UNIT
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In the next few days we bring examples where
>THE< refers to the >BEST KNOWN< or >SPECIAL<
item of a class.





REFERENCE:
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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)


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  In the following verses >THE< refers to the BEST & SPECIAL
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EXAMPLE 43: Gn41-01b
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Gn41-01b >THE canal<   RASHI: >THE canal< = The NILE*2 *3





EXAMPLE 44: Gn41-14a
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Gn41-14a >THE Pit<     RASHI: >THE Pit< = Prison




EXAMPLE 45: Gn06-02a
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Gn06-02a >THE gods<    RASHI: >THE gods< = ANGELS*4








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*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<.

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