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VERSE: Gn04-01b

RASHIS COVERED: Gn04-01b Gn11-06b


========================= Gn04-01b =============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY:
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One of Rashi's 10 major goals is the explanation of GRAMMAR
the same way modern textbooks explain GRAMMAR. There are three
major GRAMMAR submethods:

(a) The goal of the ROOT submethod is to explain all
conjugations and meanings of Biblical roots.
Biblical roots are conjugated with letter prefixes and suffixes
to indicate (i) tense (ii) person (iii) gender (iv) plurality
(v) mode (vi) object (to whom the activity is done) and (vii)
mood. Each of these conjugations has a specific meaning.
Furthermore, these conjugations take on different forms for
roots with weak letters.

(b) The SENTENCE submethod deals with grammatical attributes
of sentences such as (i) word arrangement (Verb Subject vs
Subject Verb) (ii) sentence type  (interrogative, command)
(iii) compound sentences (iv) apposition and (v)
paragraph / sentence development.

(c) The MISCELLANEOUS grammatical methods deal with
(i) agreement (in gender and plurality), (ii) the construct
(iii) pronoun reference (iv) ellipsis (v) noun-verb transforms
(e.g. to dust) (vi) special word usage(e.g. how to use
numbers) (vii) suffix-prefixes (e.g. terminal HEY means
towards).

Today we study the conjugations of NOUNS and
rare VERB-SUBJECT forms.

EXAMPLE Gn04-01b
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Gn04-01 states
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Chava called her first son KAYIN because
I have ACQUIRED A MAN WITH GOD
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Rashi cryptically says
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KAYIN comes from the root KNH=ACQUIRE
-------------------------------

Rashi does not further elaborate on the relationship
between ACQUIRE and KAYIN.   Let us review the
following LIST of similar NOUN forms ending with a *I*
syllable (kaYIN, daYISH,zaYIN,etc)
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HEBREW ROOT     MEANING        PROVOKES     HEBREW ROOT
--------------- -------------- ------------ -----------------
Aleph Yud Nun   Not found      Where is it  Aleph Nun Hey
Daleth Yud Shin Harvest season Threshing    Daleth Shin Hey
Zayin Yud Nun   Weapons        Defection    Zayin Nun Hey
Kuph Yud Nun    Eves son       Acquisition  Kuph Nun Hey
Ayin Yud Nun    Eye him        Responses    Ayin Nun Hey
------------------------------------------------------------

This list shows that the YUD-CHIRIK-NUN form indicates
PROVOCATION of the corresponding verb. Hence KUPH YUD
NUN (KAYIN) indicates a PROVOCATION of OWNERSHIP.

This corresponds to the typical situation where
having a first child makes parents aware of their
need to acquire material goods and a social position
so that their "child" will grow up normally. That is,
the 1st child PROVOKES a quest for ownership.

LIST703k below summarizes these examples.

EXAMPLE 2: Gn11-06b
-------------------
Rashi teaches the gramatical conjugation principle
that a verb with a suffix MEM indicates a SUBJECT-VERB
meaning. Here are some typical examples:

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VERSE    HEBREW    Text of Verse with M=subject translated
-------- --------- ---------------------------------------------
Gn04-08  BiHYoTHaM WHEN THEY were in the field, Cain killed Abel
Gn11-02  BNaSaM    AS   THEY journeyed from the east, they...
Gn32-20  BMoTzaCHM WHEN YOU  find him say such and such
Gn19-17  KHoTziAM  WHEN THEY brought them outside, he said, flee
Gn34-07  KShamAM   WHEN THEY heard, they came from the field
Gn11-06a HaChiLaM  They are unified BUT this is what THEY do
----------------------------------------------------------------

As can be seen the Rashi principle that
---------------------------------
MEM indicates a subject
---------------------------------

only applies
-------------------------
in an ADVERBIAL clause
-------------------------

that is introduced by an
--------------------------
ADVERBIAL conjunction
--------------------------

such as
---------------------------
WHEN, AS, BUT.
---------------------------

The ADVERBIAL clause can
be recognized by the fact that
it MODIFIES and verb of the
sentence and answers questions
about the activity (Such as WHEN)

LIST703L below summarizes these examples.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
======================== =======================================
RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMAR
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      VERB CONJUGATIONS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW                LIST703k
List of words with       YUD-CHIRIK-TERMINAL Letter form
-----------------------  -----------------------------------
SEE BELOW                LIST703L
List of words with       Terminal M=Subject,in adverbial clause
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========================= LIST703k =============================
List of words with       YUD-CHIRIK-TERMINAL Letter form
================================================================
HEBREW ROOT     MEANING        PROVOKES     HEBREW ROOT
=============== ============== ============ ====================
Aleph Yud Nun   Not found      Where is it  Aleph Nun Hey
Daleth Yud Shin Harvest season Threshing    Daleth Shin Hey
Zayin Yud Nun   Weapons        Defection    Zayin Nun Hey
Kuph Yud Nun    Eves son*1     Acquisition  Kuph Nun Hey*1
Ayin Yud Nun    Eye him        Responses    Ayin Nun Hey

NOTES
-----
*1
This list shows that the YUD-CHIRIK-NUN form indicates
PROVOCATION of the corresponding verb. Hence KUPH YUD
NUN (KAYIN) indicates a PROVOCATION of OWNERSHIP.

This corresponds to the typical situation where
having a first child makes parents aware of their
need to acquire material goods and a social position
so that their "child" will grow up normally. That is,
the 1st child PROVOKES a quest for ownership.
================================================================


====================== LIST703L ================================
List of words with Terminal M=Subject,in adverbial clause*1
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VERSE    HEBREW    Text of Verse with M=subject,translated
======== ========= =============================================
Gn04-08  BiHYoTHaM WHEN THEY were in the field, Cain killed Abel
Gn11-02  BNaSaM    AS   THEY journeyed from the east, they...
Gn32-20  BMoTzaCHM WHEN YOU  find him say such and such
Gn19-17  KHoTziAM  WHEN THEY brought them outside, he said, flee
Gn34-07  KShamAM   WHEN THEY heard, they came from the field
Gn11-06a HaChiLaM  They are unified BUT this is what THEY do

NOTES
-----
*1
As can be seen the Rashi principle that
---------------------------------
MEM indicates a subject
---------------------------------

only applies
-------------------------
in an ADVERBIAL clause
-------------------------

that is introduced by an
--------------------------
ADVERBIAL conjunction
--------------------------

such as
---------------------------
WHEN, AS, BUT.
---------------------------

The ADVERBIAL clause can
be recognized by the fact that
it MODIFIES and verb of the
sentence and answers questions
about the activity (Such as WHEN)
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