RASHI COVERED: Dt28-29a Ayin-Shin-Kuph means to WITHOLD

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain meaning the same way the
dictionary does. Dictionary explanation, far from being a routine
task, is very often challenging. We present some real peaches of
Rashi here. Rashi explains
-- Ayin-Shin-Kuph doesnt mean to steal--it means WITHOLDING WAGES
-- Resh-Gimel-Zayin refers not so much to anger as TREMBLING
-- Resh-Gimel-Ayin can mean CRACK, SECOND, CALM:
---- In the ACTIVE tense R-G-A means to CRACK TO PARTICLES
---- In the NOUN form R-G-A means a SECOND--a PARTICLE of time
---- In the PASSIVE tense R-G-A means to REST--GIVE-ME-A-SECOND

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:                              WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:                           UNIFIED MEANING
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STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm  The RashiYomi dictionary

TODAYS LISTS
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We present below 6 lists
-- 2 Lists explain that A-Sh-K means to WITHOLD
----- one list derives this from verses with A-Sh-K
----- another list derives this a second way
-- 1 list derives RGZ=TREMBLE from several verses with RGZ
-- 2 lists derive the 4 meanings of R-G-A
----- one lists verses with R-G-As 4 meanings
----- a second list gives meaning by tense & unifies them
The last 2 lists also shows a beautiful analysis of some
questions raised by the RADACK

HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LISTS below for school projects.
Here is how, if you are a teacher then you can
present an unknown word like AShK, RGZ etc and ask students
-- to find comparable verses with this word
-- infer the PRECISE nuances of the word

In doing this exercise the challenge is to be precise.
Thus most students can see that A-Sh-K means to STEAL
but can they find out that it means STEALING by WITHOLDING
WAGES. Similarly most students can find that R-G-Z means
to get ANGRY but can they find that RGZ means to get so
angry that a person TREMBLES.

Similarly if a word like R-G-A has several meanings
then you can ask students to
-- list all meanings of the word with supporting verses
-- attempt to find a unifying theme.

The students solution can then be compared with Rashis.
This leads to greater appreciation & insight into Rashi

Here is the first list---verses showing that A-Sh-K means
to WITHOLD WAGES*1