LIST041a
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04
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LIST of Nouns with single genders
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WORD
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MASCULINE
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VERSE
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TEXT OF VERSE (PRONOUN is translated)
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SOUL
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FEMININE
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Lv17-14b
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The SOUL of animals,IT(SHE) is in blood
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FLESH
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MASCULINE
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Lv13-15a
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The LIVING FLESH--IT(he)is impure
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SEAYTH*1
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FEMININE
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Lv13-10
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The SEAYTH-IT(she) has turned white
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SEAYTH*1
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FEMININE
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Lv13-22a
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If SHE(the seayth) spreads(F)
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MSPXTH*1
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FEMININE
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Lv13-08b
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IT(she)-the MISPACATH-is impure
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TORAH*2
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FEMININE
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Dt28-61
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In the book of THIS TORAH
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BOOK *2
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MASCULINE
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Dt29-20a
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In this TORAH BOOK
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WEEK*3
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MASCULINE
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Gn29-27a
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Fulfill the week of this GIRL
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HONOR*4
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MASCULINE
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Gn49-06d
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My HONOR--you dont meet them
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BREAD
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MASCULINE
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Lv24-09b
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Eat IT (him) (The Bread)
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FLOUR*5
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MASCULINE
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Nu05-15b
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The FLOUR is a vengenance minchah
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COMMENTS
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*1 Lv13 discusses LEPROSY. The words
- SEAYTH
- BAHERETH
- MISPACATH
refer to various types of SKIN afflictions (Some leprous
and some not). Words ending in terminal Tauv are typically
feminine. The above verses with either
- feminine conjugations of the verb
- feminine pronouns
all confirm this.
*2 IN THIS TORAH BOOK vs IN THE BOOK OF THIS TORAH
In one case THIS refers to BOOK(masculine) while
in the other case it refers to TORAH(Feminine)
*3 Cute---The verse seems as if it says
FULFILL (WORK) THIS WEEK
But THIS is FEMININE and WEEK is MASCULINE!
So Rashi explains that the verse means
FULFILL THE WEEK OF THIS GIRL
That is Laban said to Jacob that he had to work
another week of years (7 years) to marry Leah
*4 Rashi makes 2 points here:
- Jacob interrupts his address to Simon-Levi
- Jacob addresses his HONOR(soul):HONOR DONT GET NEAR THEM
Such an abrupt change has important emotional overtones
According to Rashi the verses would read
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Simon and Levi are brothers where criminal tools
MY HONOR---dont get near the meetings
MY SOUL----dont get involved in their secrets
For they tried to murder in anger
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Rashi infers this both from the gender and person of
the verbs. For the verse does not say
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May my SOUL not get near them (3rd person)
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But rather says
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My SOUL: YOU do not get near them (2nd person)
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It was important for Rashi to state this since
the difference in spelling between SECOND PERSON
FUTURE MASCULINE and THIRD PERSON FUTURE FEMININE
is very small.
*5 MINCHAH is FEMININE while FLOUR is MASCULINE
So when it says IT(HE) IS A VENGENANCE MINCHAH, the
word IT refers to the FLOUR not to the MINCHAH
The FLOUR of this Minchah was of poorer quality to
symbolize that the suspected adulteress did something
seemly (behaved with poorer quality)
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