The 10 Hebrew words for Volume:#2 of 5 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Mar 7, 2001 # # Rashis 632-634 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 # # # ########################################################### RULE ==== There are 10 basic words denoting measurement. They are compactly presented in the LIST below. Rashis on these 10 terms are presented afterwards. {LIST} Here are the basic Biblical words denoting measurement Next to each term we given a ROUGH ENGLISH EQUIVALENT-- for example the BIBLICAL LOG has the volume of 6 eggs which is about 1 English CUP. The right column gives the equivalant volume in EGGS, the fundamental unit of volume in Jewish Law. Footnotes provide more details ============================================================== WORD ROUGH EQUIVALANT EQUIVALANT # OF EGGS ========= ================ ============================== Egg TABLESPOON*1 Fundamental Unit of Volume Log CUP 6 TABLESPOONS Kav QUART 24 eggs = 4 CUPS Hin GALLON 72 eggs = 3 QUARTS = 6 Log*2 Seah DOUBLE GALLON 144 eggs= 6 QUARTS = 24 log*2 AYFaH*3*4 CARTON 432 eggs= 3 SEAH= 18 QUARTS COR TRUCKLOAD 4320 eggs=10 CARTONS=30 Seah*5 NOTES ===== *1 Teaspoon = 2/11 of an Egg (Rambam Theft 8) Actually >LADEL< or >FLUID OUNCE< would be a better translation than >TABLESPOON< *2 HIN/LOG are usually associated with >Liquid< measure. Seah/Kav are usually associated with >Dry< measures. Thus Rashis point on Lv19-36b and Lv19-36c is that there is a legal obligation to make legal rules for both >DRY< and >LIQUID< measures. The Rambam notes that >DRY< and >LIQUID< measures have different requirements--for example liquid measures will more frequently have residues from previous measurements (See Rambam Theft 8:13 and commentaries) *3 AYFAH(Dry measure) = BATH(Liquid measure) (Ez45-11) They both hold the same amount of volume (Ez45-11) *4 the OMER=1 Day of Food=7 Cups=43.2 Eggs=1/10 EYFAH(Ex16-36a) *5 See Isa05-10 & Ez45-11 for an explicit statement {END OF LIST} GOALS: ===== A person completing this module will be able to correctly use Biblical words on Measurement. A person completing this module will also be familiar with typical daily usages--how much food is eaten in a day; how much oil is burned in a night etc TODAYS UNIT =========== In todays unit we introduce the HIN--the equivalant of our English Gallon REFERENCE: ========= This module comes from the following digest in the Rashi-is-Simple series http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n12.htm (Up Sunday) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* EXAMPLES 4-6 ============ THE HEBREW >HIN< = 12 LOG = VOLUME of 72 EGGS Ex30-24b Ex29-40c Ex30-31b HIN = 12 LOG ======================================= * HIN = 12 LOG * Hence (Ex29-40c) 1/4 HIN = 3 Log * On Ex30-24b Rashi, besides explaining the measurement, makes some comments on how they prepared the roots of certain spices for Temple oils. This need not concern us now * Finally, my favorite pet peeve--Rashi NEVER USED GEMATRIAHS Here is the VERSE, the RASHI with a GEMATRIAH and the SIMPLE explanation(Ex30-31b) VERSE-->You shall use THIS oil for all generations to annoint< RASHI-->The word THIS in numerology equals 12. This teaches that for all generations we must use the 12 LOG oil SIMPLE EXPLANATION-- The Bible >EXPLICITLY< says that >The OIL prepared by Moses used 12 LOGS of oil<(Ex30-24) The Bible then says >And similarly you shall use THIS oil for all generations<. So Rashi is Simple: The word THIS refers to the oil prepared by Moses which had 12 LOGS of oil and that is the amount always to be used. And Rashi in his usual punny manner stated this as a NUMEROLOGY so people should remember it #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*