FINAL: Background Info Flashcards
(19 cards)
why do we need פּירושי המקרא
fill in what when reading what
fill in gaps or confusion when reading TANACH
fill in gaps of confusion of reading Torah w/o תורה שבעל פּה
four levels of explanation
- whats the acronym?
-what does it mean?
פּרד”ס
orchard
פּרד”ס
what does it stand for? what does each thing mean?
פּשט- simple
רמז- clue, hint
דרש- drawing things out
סוד- secrets of Torah, Kabbalah
אין מקרא יוצא מידי פּשוטו
no pasuk takes away from simple meaning
what does RaShi stick with?
פּשט
what are the parameters of פּשט:
what abt the words
what kind of sense
background info another word
meaning of the words
grammatical sense
context
parameters רמז-
nor contradicting what?
complimentary to
nvr contradicting pshaT AND HALACHA
hint
complimentary to pshat - fufills it
example: מעשה אבות שימן לבנים
actions of avos alluding to s/t that will happen to future generations
דרש -
def?
connecting….?
search out, seek out
connecting written (תורה שבכתב) and oral Torah (תורה שבעל פּה)
medresh halacha and medresh aggadah (non legal aspects of Torah)
chazal v rishonim
chazal - primarily drash
rishonim - primarily pshat
what does Rashi’s name stand for
when did he live (think of recess)
where?
where did he learn?
Rabenu Shlomo Yitzchaki
Lived 1040-1105 CE (think of recess)
in Trois (Troyes), France, and learned in Mainz and Worms (cities in
Germany)
when does Rashi bring in מדרש הלכה
when he wants to make readers know Halacha in the pasuk
when does Rashi bring in מדרש אגדה
when s/t in the pasuk deserves more significance than pashut
- why is the pasuk using an unusual word?
why does Rashi use drash?
when s/t lacking in the pashut
often the significance of s/t or the choice of word
and/or to clarify anf aign the understading of the verse to the halacha as taught in the Torah ShelBal Peh
will use drashos that work with pasul
When or why does Rashi use Diduk
where there seems to be a prob w/ it
or where a better understanding of the grammaer will yield a fuller understanding of the verse
sometimes the dikduk question leads to an medrashic answer
other times, the answer/explanation is strictly in the grammatical realm - thus pashut
When does Rashi use Las and Realia
often for technical words and terms
sometimes when an expression in the vernacular sheds light on the Hebrew one in question
Rashi’s Laaz is what language
Old French
unless he specifies otherwise like German or Old Bohemian
Rashi is what type of commentary
aiming to do what
so what will he use
rashi is a linear, running commentary
aiming to clarify the meaning of words, phrases, and verse
he will use dibur hamaschil not only as a title, but as part of his explanation
Why would Rashi sometimes paraphrase a verse?
inserting additional words of explanation as needed
to clarify ambiguity and/or add more clarity to the phrase
