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VERSE: Gn24-23b
RASHIS COVERED: Gn24-23b Gn09-06d Ex19-18a Gn49-04d Dt07-23a
Gn09-06d Ex01-20a Gn29-06a Gn46-26a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Everyone is familiar with the idea that Hebrew is
based on triliteral ROOTS. These triliteral roots can
be CONJUGATED in a variety of forms. Each distinct
conjugation gives rise to a distinct meaning. Hence it
can happen that two conjugations are spelled almost
identically but mean totally different things. Typical
examples include the difference between NOUNS (eg smoke)
vs VERBS (to smoke)
EXAMPLES
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Lin:Loon::Night-stay(Noun):To Inn(for several nights)(Verb)
AwShAwn:AwShAn::Smoke(noun):To smoke(Verb)
PaChaz:PawChaz::Fizz(Noun):To fiz(Verb)
HawMam:Hawmawm::To smash::To smash them
HithHalech:HithHalech::He walked:Walk(Command)
BA-ah::ba-AH::He came::He is coming
Yehgel:YeeGel::He exiled others:He was exiled
YAYlech:YAYgel::He walked(active)::He exiled them(reflexive)
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS: VERB CONJUGATIONS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW LIST703c
Lists of verb pairs with small spelling-big meaning differences
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Lists of verb pairs with small spelling-big meaning differences
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VERSE #1 PUNCTUATION#1 MEANS#1 #2 PUNCTUATION#2 MEANS#2
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Gn24-23b LLeen Chirik NightStay LLoon Shuruk To inn*4
Ex19-18a OSHON KAMATZ KAMATZ Smoke Oshan KAMATZ PATACH To Smoke
Gn49-04d PACAZ PATACH PATACH Fiz PoCaz KAMATZ PATACH To Fize
Dt07-23a HOMAM KAMATZ PATACH ToSmash HOMOM KAMATZ KAMATZ Smash Em
Gn09-06d HTHLK ------------- Walked HTHLK ------------- Walk*1
Ex01-20a YehTv TZARAY SEGOL helped YeeTv CHIRIK SEGOL good*2
Ex01-19 YehRv SEGOL SEGOL*2 increased YeeRv CHIRIK SEGOL multiplied
Gn29-06a ba-AH Accent on end coming BA-ah accent-begin came*3
Gn46-26a ba-AH Accent on end coming BA-ah accent-begin came*3
NOTES
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*1 In this example the identically spelled word can mean either
- he walked (past tense)
- walk (Command)
Cf The Grammatical tables in the Ibn Shoshan dictionary
Table 1 presents the conjugations in question.
*2 The words are spelled with the same letters. The minute
vowel difference determines whether it is causative(Helped)
vs active (Good)
*3 The two words have the
- same spelling
- same letters
- differ in placement of accents
Cf Gn29-06a vs Gn29-09,Gn46-26a vs Gn46-27 and
Gn42-21b vs Gn34-27
*4 See Ibn Shoshan Dictionary Tables 6 and 7.
The conjugation of the Biblical root Lamed-Vav-Nun
is LLoon not LLeen which should therefore be interpreted
as a noun (night-stay)
Hence the Rashi on Gn24-23b which uses the word LLeen
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Eliezer used the word LLeen indicating he requested
a one night stay. By contrast Rivkah used the word
LLoon--the verb form--indicating that he could stay
for many nights
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