########################################################## # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # December 26th, 2001 # # Rashis 1166-1168 Of 7800 (15.0%) # # # # VISIT THE RASHI YOMI ARCHIVES # # ----------------------------- # # http://www.RashiYomi.Com/calendar.htm # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-2001, RashiYomi Inc., Dr Hendel President # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # # # ########################################################### |
============= HOT ITEMS ================================ The 6 Rashi Rules http://www.RashiYomi.Com/rules-01.htm ENGLISH RASHI: http://www.mnemotrix.com/metsudah ========================================================= |
GOALS ===== In this module we review the 3 meanings of the Hebrew root: Yud-Aleph-Lamed--which can mean - TO CURSE - TO BE STUPID - TO REFRESH - TO BEGIN ANEW. This unit is exciting: -- Rashi actually contradicts himself in two verses -- there are controversies over the grammatical modes of certain verses TODAYS UNIT =========== Today we review the meaning of REFRESH/BEGIN ANEW We have a rare opportunity to see a contradiction in Rashi which we resolve thru a new semantic model REFERENCE: ========= Todays unit comes from the following postings http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn18-27a.htm http://www.Rashiyomi.Com/h11n24.htm |
| ||||
EXAMPLE 2: Ex02-21a Moses STARTED ANEW his life with Jethro EXAMPLE 3: Dt01-05a Moses STARTED ANEW a translation of Torah EXAMPLE 4: Gn18-27a I have PRAYED ANEW to you God BACKGROUND ---------- Hebrew meaning is determined by 3-letter roots. Each 3 letter root is assigned a meaning. In this module we study the root Yud-Aleph-Lamed THE TEXTS --------- - In Nu12-11a the root Yud-Aleph-Lamed means BEHAVE STUPIDLY - In Job6-9 the root Yud-Aleph-Lamed means CURSE - In Gn18-27a the root Yud-Aleph-Lamed means REFRESH THE RASHI --------- Rashi simply explains that the meaning of Yud-Aleph-Lamed depends both on the ROOT and the GRAMMATICAL MODE used. -- In the active mode (KAL) YAL means CURSE -- In the passive mode (NIFAL) YAL means STUPID (being cursed) -- In the causative mode (HIFIL) YAL means to REFRESH/BEGIN ANEW (Perhaps this is connected to CURSE: To BEGIN ANEW means to lay a CURSE on ones opponents?) THE LIST -------- The list below presents - 2 of the 3 meanings, - the verses they occur in - the texts of the verses - how often this grammatical form of the root occurs (this is contained in the # column)\ Footnotes clarify further | ||||
MODE | VERSE | TEXT | # | NOTE |
HIFIL | Gn18-27a | I(Abraham) have REFRESHED my prayers | 18 | *3 |
COMMENTS | ||||
*3a Most of the 18 examples of Y-A-L in the Hifil refer to a ----------------------------------------- NEW PROJECT ABOUT WHICH ONE IS EXCITED ----------------------------------------- The closest English translation I have found is REFRESHED or BEGIN ANEW 3b)This translation resolves the following contradiction in Rashi ------------------------------------------------------------- -Gn18-27a Y-A-L means HONORED/PLEASED (I am HONORED to speak) -Dt01-05a Y-A-L means BEGIN (Moses BEGAN to translate Torah) See Gn18-27 as an example where Y-A-L means BEGIN ------------------------------------------------------------- The point is that REFRESH or BEGIN ANEW (vs BEGIN) has nuances BOTH of BEGINNING and BEING PLEASED-- hence there is no contradiction in Rashi. 3c) Since the other 17 examples of Y-A-L in HIFIL mean REFRESHED (not CURSED), therefore I reinterpret 1Sam14-24 as follows -------------------------------------------------------- 1Sam14-24 & Saul REFRESHED (not CURSED) his war-weary nations spirits by stating: CURSE be who eats any food till my enemies are conquered--and no one ate anything -------------------------------------------------------- |