The 3 meanings of ALSO:#2 of 9
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10 YEAR Ayelet RASHI-YOMI CYCLE
April 30, 2000
Rashis 17-18 Of 7800 (0.2%)
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The following 9 unit series is devoted to the Rashis on the Hebrew
word
>GAM (Also)
A person completing this series will have proficiency in the 3
methods that the word
>ALSO
is understood. First we introduce the 3 methods of interpreting
ALSO and then we present all Rashis on the subject. In previous
issues we have seen that
THEME/METHOD 1: ALSO can mean AN EXTRA RECIPIENT
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EXAMPLE: (Gn20-5a) Avimelech wanted to Marry Sarah, Abraham's wife
------- who claimed she was Abrahams sister. Avimelech married her
and when God wanted to punish him Avimelech states
>She(Sarah) ALSO said she was his sister
>RASHI:
>ALSO teaches that Sarahs maids said she was his sister(ALSO
In this and the next issue we introduce the two other methods
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THEME 2: ALSO means a DERIVED PRODUCT
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EXAMPLE 3 Dt23-19c
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--(Dt23-19c) Prohibits a prostitute from bringing her payment
as an offering to the Temple. For example, if the prostitute
was paid with "wheat" (instead of money) then the prostitute
is prohibited from
>bringing this for any vow
>because these payments are ALSO loathesome to God
From the word ALSO Rashi learns that
>she cannot bring the wheat
>she also cannot bring WHEAT DERIVATIVES (like Flour)
EXAMPLE 4
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Similarly when the Bible says Gn42-22
>Joseph's blood is ALSO being avenged
Rashi says
>The word ALSO refers to father's blood also
>(because his father mourned for him for 20
>years and it was as if he had died
In these 2 examples the ALSO refers to a DERIVED product.
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| FORESHADOWING QUESTION |
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| The other theme/method will be |
| presented tomorrow. Can you figure it out?|
| How else can the word |
| >also |
| be interpreted? |
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