Parshat Tazria
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lv12-02aOVERALL STRUCTURETorah uses plant-animal-human order
Lv12-02bDOUBLE PARSHASHuman birth is called SEEDING in 2 verses.Why?
Lv12-02cREFERENCEImpurity of Childbirth (Lv12-02c) likened to Menstrual impurity (Lv15-19)
lv12-02cOTHER VERSESThe Torah cross references procedures
lv12-02dWORD MEANINGSHEAD2FOOT = entire body;YICKY = menstrual
lv12-04aWORD MEANINGSSIT = PREVENT;NUN = Intense;REDDISH-WHITE
lv12-04bGRAMMARRTaHaRaHHHH vs TaHaRaH:Noun/Possesive
lv12-04cGRAMMARRTaHaRaHHHH vs TaHaRaH:Noun/Possesive
lv12-07aGRAMMARROffer Up & sin offering;bring IT
Lv12-07aGRAMMARBring UP and SIN offerings; offer IT [SIN offering]...and purify
lv12-07bFORMATShe is Pure---after preceding acts
Lv12-04dALIGNMENTLet her not COME to the temple (Holy grounds); Let her not TOUCH holy items (e.g. eating).
Lv13-02aWORD MEANINGSWe review 5 techniques for inferring WORD MEANINGS
Lv13-02a MEANINGThe Hebrew root, NUN-SIN-ALEPH means CLOUD; Hence SIN-ALEPH-TAUV, means CLOUD-WHITE.
lv13-02aWORD MEANINGSSpill-ooze::Cut-Sandpaper::Oven-Stove
Lv13-02bWORD MEANINGSWe review 5 techniques for inferring WORD MEANINGS
lv13-02bWORD MEANINGSSpill-ooze::Cut-Sandpaper::Oven-Stove
lv13-02cDATABASELeprosy impurity requires DECLARATION
lv13-03aWORD MEANINGSSIT = PREVENT;NUN = Intense;REDDISH-WHITE
Lv13-03bNEW MEANINGS4 methods of naming Candellabrah parts are reviewed
lv13-03bNEW MEANINGSDEEP appearance = DEEP wound
lv13-03bWORD MEANINGSTHIGH refers to the BOTTOM of an object
lv13-03cDATABASECertain Toomah requires PRONOUNCEMENT
lv13-04aOVERALL STRUCTURERashi infers meaning from context
lv13-05aOVERALL STRUCTURERashi infers meaning from context
lv13-05bOVERALL STRUCTURERashi infers meaning from context
lv13-06aOVERALL STRUCTURERashi infers meaning from context
Lv13-06bWORD MEANINGSWe review 5 techniques for inferring WORD MEANINGS
lv13-06cOVERALL STRUCTURERashi infers meaning from context
Lv13-08aGRAMMARRashi reviews some rules for word gender
lv13-08aOVERALL STRUCTURERashi infers meaning from context
lv13-08bGRAMMARRNOUN GENDER:NG&(m,f),CR&T(f),MSPXT(f)
Lv13-08c Lv13-08d GRAMMARThe word TZARATH is FEMININE. The word NEGAH is MASCULINE and FEMININE.
lv13-08cGRAMMARRNOUN GENDER:NG&(m,f),CR&T(f),MSPXT(f)
lv13-08dGRAMMARRNOUN GENDER:NG&(m,f),CR&T(f),MSPXT(f)
lv13-10aUNIFIED MEANINGLIFE means RECURRENCE--scab,same time...
lv13-10aWORD MEANINGSMem-Cheth-Yud-Hey means SURVIVOR
Lv13-11a1MORAL LESSONS/REASONSWhy is a clean scab nevertheless infected
Lv13-11a2WORD MEANINGS5 methods for inferring WORD MEANINGS are reviewed
lv13-12aWORD MEANINGSHEAD2FOOT = entire body;YICKY = menstrual
lv13-12bDATABASEBy the Priests VISION-no cataract
lv13-13bALIGNMENTDONT ABUSE vs DONT ABUSE VISIBLY
lv13-13cALIGNMENTDONT ABUSE vs DONT ABUSE VISIBLY
lv13-14aUNIFIED MEANINGLIFE means RECURRENCE--scab,same time...
lv13-14aDOUBLE NOUNSLeprous scabs cause impurity:3 cases
Lv13-15aGRAMMARRashi reviews some grammar rules for word gender
lv13-18aWORD MEANINGSSIT = PREVENT;NUN = Intense;REDDISH-WHITE
lv13-18bWORD MEANINGSSIT = PREVENT;NUN = Intense;REDDISH-WHITE
lv13-19aWORD MEANINGSSIT = PREVENT;NUN = Intense;REDDISH-WHITE
lv13-20aNEW MEANINGSDEEP appearance = DEEP wound
lv13-22aGRAMMARRNOUN GENDER:NG&(m,f),CR&T(f),MSPXT(f)
Lv13-23aWORD MEANINGSWe review 5 techniques for inferring WORD MEANINGS
lv13-23bWORD MEANINGSPR& = wild;BHK = breakout;CRV = burn;....
Lv13-23cWORD MEANINGSWe review 5 techniques for inferring WORD MEANINGS
lv13-24aWORD MEANINGSMem-Cheth-Yud-Hey means SURVIVOR
Lv13-29aOVERALL STRUCTURE Meaning can be derived from CONTEXT
lv13-30aWORD MEANINGSSIT = PREVENT;NUN = Intense;REDDISH-WHITE
lv13-30bWORD MEANINGSSIT = PREVENT;NUN = Intense;REDDISH-WHITE
lv13-31aOVERALL STRUCTURERashi infers meaning from context
Lv13-31aSPECIAL WORDSThe Hebrew AYN means NONE(possibly WITH EXCEPTIONS
lv13-32aOVERALL STRUCTURERashi infers meaning from context
lv13-32aOVERALL STRUCTURERashi infers meaning from context
lv13-33aCONTRADICTIONDONT shave leprosy;DO shave rest head
Lv13-33a Lv13-33bCONTRADICTIONDon't SHAVE the BALD spot?!? Leave its borders unshaved.
lv13-33bCONTRADICTIONDONT shave leprosy;DO shave rest head
lv13-35aREPETITIONIf LEPROSY SPREAD SPREAD-in any case
Lv13-37bEXTRA SENTENCE Restating a whole sentence causes emphasis
Lv13-38aWORD MEANINGSWe review 5 techniques for inferring WORD MEANINGS
lv13-39aWORD MEANINGSLists of IDIOMS-DAYS DAYS = YEARLY...etc
lv13-39aWORD MEANINGSLists of IDIOMS-DAYS DAYS = YEARLY...etc
lv13-39aWORD MEANINGSIDIOMS:WHERE FROM THIS U = where you from
Lv13-39aWORD MEANINGSWe review 5 techniques for inferring WORD MEANINGS
lv13-39bWORD MEANINGSPR& = wild;BHK = breakout;CRV = burn;....
lv13-40aCONTRADICTIONDONT shave leprosy;DO shave rest head
Lv13-43a REFERENCELIKE THE APPEARANCE OF SKIN LEPROSY (Lv13-43) refers to the symptoms of skin leprosy mentioned in Lv13-02
Lv13-43aREFERENCEBald-head leprous spots (Lv13-43) follow the same rules -# weeks, # appearances - as skin-leprosy (Lv13-01:08)
lv13-44aREPETITIONIf LEPROSY SPREAD SPREAD-in any case
lv13-45aWORD MEANINGSPR& = wild;BHK = breakout;CRV = burn;....
lv13-45bUNIFIED MEANINGPay-Resh-Ayin means EXPOSED
lv13-45bWORD MEANINGSPR& = wild;BHK = breakout;CRV = burn;....
lv13-45cOTHER VERSESCovering mustaches is a mourning sign
Lv13-45dWORD MEANINGSWe review 5 techniques for inferring WORD MEANINGS
lv13-45dWORD MEANINGSMEM as suffix/prefix means PLACE
lv13-45eSYNONYMSKRA can mean PROCLAIM as well as CALL
lv13-46aOTHER VERSESLeprosy is punishment for slander
lv13-46bOTHER VERSES3 levels of holiness surrounding temple
lv13-48bALIGNMENTRAW leather vs PROCESSED leather
lv13-48cALIGNMENTRAW leather vs PROCESSED leather
Lv13-49aWORD MEANINGSDoubled names-eg Holy of Holies-indicates intensity
lv13-49aDOUBLE NOUNSREPEATING = emphasis,closeness,nonstandard
Lv13-49bWORD MEANINGSDoubled names-eg Holy of Holies-indicates intensity
lv13-49bDOUBLE NOUNSREPEATING = emphasis,closeness,nonstandard
lv13-51aWORD MEANINGSDUST land = PARcHED;ASTONISHED = apathy
Lv13-51aWORD MEANINGSThe Hebrew letter MM = The SOURCE of something
Lv13-54bCONTRADICTIONFor lepored clothes: Wash the leprous spot and its surroundings.
lv13-55aGRAMMARRHuKaBayS = It was washed(Passive)
Lv13-55aGRAMMARHoo-Ka-BayS is the PASSIVE CAUSATIVE mode and therefore means AFTER IT WAS WASHED.
Lv13-55dWORD MEANINGSWe review 5 techniques for inferring WORD MEANINGS
Lv13-55e MEANINGBALD garment = WORN OUT garment. HILLY garment = NEW garment.
lv13-55eWORD MEANINGBALD = worn out garment;PUDDLY = new one
Lv13-58b MEANINGKUPH-BETH-SAMECH and TET-BETH-LAMED are synonyms refering to immersion. KUPH-BETH-SAMEcH has an additional connotation of cleaning.
Lv13-04bFORMATSHUT IN the leprosy for a week and SEE it on day seven: You don't have to literally SHUT IT IN - rather there is no further investigation till day 7.
Lv13-43bDATABASELIKE THE APPEARANCE OF SKIN LEPROSY (Lv13-43) refers to the symptoms of skin leprosy described in (Lv13-02)
Lv13-54a ALIGNMENTThe washing of the leprous garment was not done to the ENTIRE GARMENT nor to the LEPROUS SPOT but rather to the SPOT and VICINITY.
lv14-03aOTHER VERSES3 levels of holiness surrounding temple