The 6 meanings of AL:#2 of 5
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GOALS:
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A person completing this module will be able to correctly
identify the specific usages of >AL< in the Bible.
AL is normally translated as ON. In reality it has 6
meanings.This module also beautifully illustrates how our
early commentaries complement each other; what one
commentator misses the other supplements.
OVERVIEW:
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==============The Hebrew AL Has 6 meanings====================
Most people think that the Hebrew word AL means ON.
In reality the Hebrew word AL has 6 meanings. They are...
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AL can mean Verse Sample Text with this meaning
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ON Gn03-14 Crawl ON your belly
WITH Ex12-09e Eat it WITH Matzoh & Marror
IN Ex29-03 Place the Matzoh IN the basket
TO 1S01-10 Channah prayed TO God
NEAR Gn18-08 Abraham stood NEAR his guests
AFTER Lv03-05a Offer the Peace offering AFTER the Daily*1
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TODAYS UNIT
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In todays unit we present 2 lists
--one list gives examples of verses where AL means ON
--the 2nd list gives verse examples where AL means WITH
REFERENCE:
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This module comes from the following digests in the
Rashi-is-Simple series
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n23.htm
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=============Examples where the Hebrew AL means ON===========
The Hebrew word AL has 5 meanings. The best known meaning is
ON. In the verses below we have translated AL as ON
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MEANING VERSE Translation of verse with AL meaning ON
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ON Gn01-02 Darkness lay ON the ocean
ON Gn01-18 Insects crawling ON the ground
ON Gn01-29 All grass ON the ground
ON Gn03-14 You will crawl ON your belly
ON Gn07-17 I will bring a flood ON the earth
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=============Examples where the Hebrew AL means WITH=========
The Hebrew word AL has 5 meanings. A lesser known meaning is
WITH. In the verses below we have translated AL as WITH.
Verse references that end with a letter (e.g. Ex12-09e) refer
to translations brought by Rashi. Other verses are brought
by the Mideval Grammarian Radack in his book ROOTS
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MEANING VERSE Translation of verse with AL translated WITH
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WITH Ex12-09e Eat the Passover lamb WITH Matzah & Marror
WITH Ex29-17a Place its intestines WITH its other organs
WITH Ex35-22a The men came WITH the women
WITH 1S20-08 Do kindness WITH your servant
WITH Gn30-40 He didnt place his flocks WITH Labans flocks
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The following examples occur in the above list.
EXAMPLE 3: Ex12-093 Eat the Passover lamb WITH Matzah & Marror
EXAMPLE 4: Ex29-17a Place its intestines WITH its other organs
EXAMPLE 5: Ex35-22a The men came WITH the women
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*1 This list affords us a beautiful example of how the early
Jewish commentaries complemented each other. Radack only
lists the first 5 meanings in his excellent book THE ROOTS,
while Rashi also lists a 6th meaning, AL can mean AFTER.
A list of examples for each of these meanings is provided
below
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