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RASHIS COVERED: Dt01-04d Dt01-04e Todays posting continues the theme of yesterdays posting. We showed yesterday that Rashis MAIN point in Dt01-03:05 is that BECAUSE Moses did the Jews a favor in conquering 2 powerful kingdoms THEREFORE the Jews owed it to him to listen to him. We give a list below of 4 and 5 letter roots whose meaning comes from a combination of 2 two-letter roots. This gives rise to the following etymologies -- ASTAROTH - the city of someone WHO MADE (ASH) a DESTINY(TOR) for themselves*4 -- EDREII - The country that turned a DESOLATE AREA (II) to A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY (EDR)*5 These etymologies strengthen the favor that Moses did the Jews--he conquered big and powerful nations. Hence since he did the Jews a favor they should listen to him. Thus these etymologies support Rashis main point--BECAUSE Moses did the Jews a favor therefore they owe it to listen to him REERENCES --------- http://www.Rashiyomi.com/Gn49-12a.htm http://www.RashiYomi.com/h5n23.htm Here is the list | |||
| 4 LETTER ROOT | MEANING | 1st 2 LETTERS | LAST 2 LETTERS |
| MMZR*1 | Illegitimate | Blemished | (From a)Stranger |
| ARAL | Angel | Lion (of) | God |
| BLAD | Except | Without (BLi) | Others |
| BRZL | Iron | Strong (BRi) | Branch (ZLZL) |
| ZLAF | Fright | Worthless | (and) Fatigued*3 |
| SRAF | Branches | A Pot (ie nest) | (for) Birds *2 |
| ASTAROTH | Powerful city | Made | A Destiny*4 |
| ESREDII | Powerful state | Beautiful | Desolation*5 |
| COMMENTS | |||
*1 There are two approaches to 4 letter roots. Sometimes we try and
see them as 2 two letter roots and sometimes we try and see them as
a 3 letter root with an extra letter. Thus ASTR is explained in the
Talmud as ASR. Rav Hirsch stuck to the 3 letter approach even in
obvious cases--thus he takes MMZR from MZR a rare word in Job.
*2 Note the poetic lisence in e.g.
SRAF = BIRD(AF) POT (SiR)= Something for Bird nests
This type of small poetic lisence is common in etymologies and makes
their study difficult
*3 Note the finer nuances in some translations. For example ZLAF
occurs rarely in TNACH and its meaning is inferred from its context.
The RDQ in his book of ROOTS says its meaning is
SOME TYPE OF FRIGHT....this could go well with
the verse cited by RDK: "fright has overtaken me"
But perhaps a "better" translation is
feeling worthless and tired So that the verse with
ZLAF would mean "worthlessness & faigue has overtaken me"
Then again perhaps there is no way to see which translation
is better
*4 The root Tauv-Resh has 5 meanings. Its primary meaning
is SCOUTING A LAND. But it also refers to the DESTINY
of a person--the path that the person has scouted out
for himself in life. This is an official meaning listed
by the Radack in the Book of roots. Here is the citation
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2S07-18:19 (David) I am just a small person And Yet
You, God, have spoken of the things that will
happen to me--and this is the DESTINY of a GREAT PERSON
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*5 Remarkably Rashi
- DOES give the etymology of ASTAROTH
- DOES NOT give the etymology of EDREII
But his reasons for giving the etymology of ASTAROTH--to
strengthen the favor Moses did the Jews apply equally to
EDREII. Furthermore, the Same etymology principle applies
equally to ASTAROTH and EDREII. Hence we consider this
a legitimate application of the Rashi principles.
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