RASHIS COVERED: Gn27-03a HANGER=a SWORD that HANGS on your side

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main tasks was to explain the meanings of
words the same way a dictionary explains words.  Rashi had
a variety of methods by which to explain words. These include
- EXPLANATION OF PHRASES: eg MAN OF HAIR is similar to the
the idiom OWNER OF HAIR and means HAS ALOT OF IT
- GRAMMATICAL DISTINCTION: eg M-v-S means to DEPART while
M-S-S means TO FEEL
- COMPARABLE VERSES TO INFER MEANING: eg EZAL=left over
- NAME BY PROPERTIES: eg The HANGER is the SWORD that HANGS

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:              WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:           METHODS OF NAMING
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TODAYS RULE
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One of Rashis 6 main tasks was to explain the meanings of
words the same way a dictionary explains words.  Rashi had
a variety of methods by which to explain words. These include
-- explaining meanings of unknown phrases
-- explaining words using grammatical distinctions
-- explaining words by reviewing comparable verses
-- explaining items by their properties

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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The 8 methods of naming objects
http://www.RashiYomi.com/naming-8.htm

The 13 methods of inferring meaning
http://www.RashiYomi.com/means-32.htm

The RashiYomi dictionary
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm

TODAYS LISTS
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We present 4 lists illustrating word meanings derived
using the above 4 principles. In this list we show how
items can be named by properties
(eg the TOF is that INSTRUMENT on which you POUND(TF))