The 6 usages of the word >THE<:#22 of 35 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Apr 5, 2001 # # Rashis 689-691 Of 7800 (8.9%) # # # # 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 # # # ########################################################### NOTICE ====== The 10 CRUNCHY PASSOVER TORAH NUGGETS from last year are up and may be found at http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ 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 =========== Today we bring examples where >THE< refers to a PROPER NOUN 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 http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n19.htm http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n20.htm (Up Thursday) http://www.Rashiyomi.Com/h9n21.htm (Up Thursday) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* ------------------------------------------------------------ In the following verses >THE< refers to a PROPER NOUN ------------------------------------------------------------ EXAMPLE 52: Ex23-15a ==================== Ex23-15a At the time of >THE Sprouting< (= SPRING) *1 So the verse doesnt just say to make Passover when your field sprouts; rather the verse says to make Passover in Spring EXAMPLE 53: Ex23-16a ==================== Ex23-16a At >THE CUTTING Holiday< (= Shavuoth)*2 The verse does not speak about a personal holiday when you >CUT< your fields. Rather the verse speaks about the >SHAVUOTH< holiday which celebrates the field cutting (See similar language in Dt16-09) EXAMPLE 54: Ex23-16c ==================== Ex23-16c At >THE HARVEST Holiday< (= Succoth)*3 The verse does not speak about a personal holiday when you harvest but rather the verse speaks about THE known holiday when you make a harvest--Succoth (See the exact same language in Dt16-13) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*