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GOALS
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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
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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:
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Todays unit comes from the following postings

http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn18-27a.htm
http://www.Rashiyomi.Com/h11n24.htm
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3 DIVERSE MEANINGS OF Y-A-L


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
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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
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- 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
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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
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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
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   NEW PROJECT ABOUT WHICH ONE IS EXCITED
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   The closest English translation I have found is
   REFRESHED or BEGIN ANEW

3b)This translation resolves the following contradiction in Rashi
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    -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
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   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
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    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
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