*1 The etymology of ChTZR seems to be from the
root TzRR (To BUNDLE). A Village is a collection
of people BUNDLED together (even though there is
no surrounding wall to the city)

*2 This PERCEPTION of Trumpets -- as instruments used to
gather the village people -- is explicitly mentioned
at Nu10-01:10

*3 In Nu11-05e ChaTziR seems to refer to a HERB used
to spice up food. In Is44-04 and other verses it
seems to refer generally to HERBS/GRASS growing
wildly. Thus we might have 2 meanings here. At
any rate the translation VILLAGE-HERBS to refer
to naturally growing items in villages seems
accurate

*2 Demons in dreams often appear with HORNS Hence
it is reasonable to call them GOATS

*3 This root seems to be very controversial.
For example some people (Radack cites them) suggest
that the root is Zayin-Nun (WEAPON) with an added
prefix of Aleph.

Hence Rav Hirsch suggests that the etymology is
PERSONAL (ALEPH) WEAPONS.

I would simply say that the UTENSIL BELT with
hanging cases on both sides looks like 2 ears
on a head. Thus the meaning is based on FORM.*10



*4 The verse literally is translated as follows
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So they (The Kehatites) shall not come
and look as the holy (objects) are being packed
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For possible further examples see footnote *11

*10 To be fair Rashi explains TWO words in this verse
- The Hebrew Aleph-Zayin-Nun means WEAPON
- The Hebrew AL which usually means ON can also
mean BESIDES.

For the 6 meanings of AL see
http://www.RashiYomi.com/al-5.htm

Or visit the Rashi word page,
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm


*11 Radack in his book, Biblical roots, lists 3 meanings
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a) SWALLOW as in Jr51-34--He SWALLOWED me like a
Crockodile

b) DESTROY as in La02-02 - God has DESTROYED, without
mercy

c) HIDE/PACK as in Nu04-20
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It is debatable whether there are other verses
illustrating this meaning of HIDE. Radack suggests
Jb27-30 and Jb10-08. I would say Is19-03---
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God will HIDE (conceal) their advice
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the metaphor of HIDING ADVICE is similar to the tone
at 2S15-31.

Suffice it to say that there is much controversy
on all the proper meaning of all these verses. However
our translation of Nu04-20 seems to be standard