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      2. RASHI METHOD: WORD MEANING
      BRIEF EXPLANATION: The meaning of words can be explained either by
      • (2a) translating an idiom, a group of words whose collective meaning transcends the meaning of its individual component words,
      • (2b) explaining the nuances and commonality of synonyms-homographs,
      • (2c) describing the usages of connective words like also,because,if-then, when,
      • (2d) indicating how grammatical conjugation can change word meaning
      • (2e) changing word meaning using the figures of speech common to all languages such as irony and oxymorons.
      This examples applies to Rashis Dt23-14b
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n4.htm
      Brief Summary: The word ZAYIN-NUN means WEAPON. The word ALEPH-ZAYIN-NUN means your PERSONAL WEAPON BELT.

    Rashi, and later Rabbi Hirsch, introduced a principle that a prefix Alpeh in a root indicates a personal aspect, a focus on the self. Here are some simple examples
  • Kuph-Resh means to dig; Aleph-Kuph-Resh means a farmer; a personal profession of digging.
  • Shin-Mem means desolation; Aleph-Shin-Mem means guilt; a desolation of the personality or self.
  • Hay-Beth means interaction; Aleph-Hay-Beth means love; a personal interaction - an interaction of the self;
  • Caph-Lamed means to consume; Aleph-Caph-Lamed means to eat; a consumption for the self;
  • Zayin-Nun means weapons; Aleph-Zayin-Nun means personal-weapons; for example, a weapon belt worn in war. 


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