13 Methods for inferring meaning:#16 of 32
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GOALS:
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I decided its time for a longer unit.
This unit will focus on a major Rashi task--explaining
the MEANINGS OF WORDS.
Explaining the MEANINGS of WORDS is more than looking
something up in a dictionary. There are METHODS to
explaining WORDS.
Thus in this module we will explore HOW Rashi determines
the meanings of words -- that is, we will explore WHAT
RASHIS METHODS ARE
TODAYS UNIT
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For the next few days we will explore HOW objects
can be named by a distinguishing property.
REFERENCE:
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This module comes from the following reference in the
Rashi-is-Simple series. Many further cross references
are presented on that page.
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/lv13-06b.htm
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BACKGROUND
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Recall we are studying how Rashi analyzes the objects
that are named by a PROPERTY vs by WHAT THEY ARE. Thus e.g.
(*) BLUE is not anything blue but rather
a THREAD died BLUE (Ex25-04a)
(*) RED is not anything RED but rather a
THREAD died RED (Ex25-04b)
(*) SEDUCE doesnt refer to any type of seductive activity but
rather refers to an attractive dress worn by women (Gn49-11d)
Let us now look at more examples
THE VERSE and RASHIS
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EXAMPLES
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EXAMPLE 40: Lv13-55 PChTheTh (Wound) comes from PChTh= Pit
So PChTheTh = a Deep Wound
EXAMPLE 41: Lv13-11 ShChiN = BOIL (Shacath = deep pit/wound)
(An inflammation not caused by heat)
Since SHACATH also means PIT we could take SHCHIN
to refer to a DEEP WOUND. Alternatively since
SHACATH denotes something destroyed we could take
SHCHIN to refer to wounded charred skin (that looks
like a ragged pit -- it is deep and gaping)
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