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VERSE: Nu21-06a
RASHIS COVERED: Nu21-06a Nu14-44a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main goals is the explanation of
meaning the same way a dictionary explains meaning.
We call this the Rashi method of WORD MEANING.
Today we examine two meaning submethods of Rashi.
EXAMPLE: NAMING BY FORM/FUNCTION/FEEL
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Rashi frequently identifies meaning by focusing
on the FORM and FUNCTION or FEEL of words. For example:
Both the UNITED NATIONS and PENTAGON are institutions
that protect but the PENTAGON is named by its FORM,
while the UNITED NATIONS is named by its GOAL and
PURPOSE to unite nations. Similarly words like
HARDship and inFLAMMATION name events by how they FEEL.
EXAMPLE: BURNING snake venom
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Nu21-06a refers to the
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BURNING snakes.
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Rashi explains
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The venom of a snake bite feels
like a BURN
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LIST819a below presents several examples of naming by FEELing
EXAMPLE: PROVIDING A UNIFIED MEANING for VERSES
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The root Ayin-Pay-Lamed only occurs about a dozen times in Tanach.
This is a peach of an example of how to infer meaning of rare
verses
- Rashi states (Nu14-44a) it means STRONG
- Radack however states it means HIGH--Radack explains
Rashis STRONG as HIGH OF HEART (Strong willed)
- Also: Rashi himself explains the meaning HEMMOROIDS as
HIDDEN (1S05-06)
Let us summarize: By looking at Rashi on SEVERAL verses and
by looking at SEVERAL commentators we have the meanings
- STRONG
- HIGH
- HIDDEN
This example shows
- the danger of simply reading one verse with commentary and
thinking that understanding has been obtained
- the necessity of checking several verses and commentaries
We suggest the basic meaning THICK/IMPENETRABLE. Hence we have
- thick/impenetrable fortress
- thick hemmoroids
- (Nu14-44a) thick impenetrable storming of enemy
Such a wild storming is frequently unorganized indicating
spontaneousness and lack of leadership(Rashi's 2nd explanation)
Note Rashi's STRONG is a misnomer--Rashi really meant something
HARD and THICK, not necessarily strong. This is consistent
with usages in other verses.
LIST864a below summarizes this approach with sample verses
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 8 METHODS OF NAMING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST819a
List of words named by FEELING(e.g. HARDship)
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS UNIFIED MEANING
SEE BELOW LIST864a
List of verses with Root Ayin-Pay-Lamed=thick / impenetrable
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======================== LIST864a =================================
List of verses with Root Ayin-Pay-Lamed=thick / impenetrable
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VERSE MEANING UNITY IDEA TEXT OF VERSE
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2C33-14 FORTRESS IMPENETRABLE Build around IMPENETRABLE fortrs
Ne11-21 FORTRESS IMPENETRABLE Nethinim sat in FORTRESS
Mi04-08 IMPENETRABLE IMPENETRABLE IMPENETRABLE?It will come on you
Nu14-44a THICK THICK THICKLY swarmed the mount*1 *10
1S05-06 HEMMOROIDS Its THICK God smite them with HEMMOROIDS
NOTES
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*1 The idea of THICK SWARMING suggests an unorganized military
strike--this is consistent with
- the Jewish sin of IMPETUOUSLY following whims instead
of doing something stable
- Rashi's second explanation (They went in darkness--that
is without military leadership)
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*10 A preliminary discussion of this root appeared on the
email group, MAIL JEWISH this week. At the time I
- emphasized thickness
- used the idea of a dark cloud
However there is NO verse where Ayin-Pay-Lamed means
cloud (This was pointed out in my posting). While
preparing this weeks Rashi I came up with the idea
of IMPENETRABLE
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======================== LIST819a ===============================
List of words named by FEELING(e.g. HARDship)
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VERSE WORD MEANS FEELS LIKE The FOLLOWING
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Nu21-06a snake BURN venom bite of snake FEELS/LIKE burn
Lv12-02d MENSTRUAL period Feels/ like YICKYness*1
Ex30-34c The FATTY perfume Feels/Smells like PUTRID FAT
Dt32-22a SPARK Feels like THROBBING,PRICKLING pain
Dt28-21b ACHE (QDXTh) Feels like SPARKS pricking me
Dt28-21c inFLAMmation (DLK) Feels like a FLAME
Dt28-21d Fever (XrXr) Feels like being BURNT
Dt29-16a IDOL(SQTz) Feels like DISGUSTING ($QC)
-------- HARDship Feels like something HARD
NOTES
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*1 The Hebrew root used--Daleth-Vav-Hey--has a general meaning
of either sickness or YICKYness
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