[Avodah] Translation/Interpretation

[Micha Berger]

On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 11:57:50PM +0000, Elazar M. Teitz wrote:
:> In this context how would you translate tarbut?

> I would imagine it is in the same sense as it is used in B'midbar 32:14,
> "V'hinei kamtem tachas avoseichem, tarbus anashim chata'im," where
> the Targum renders the word as "talmidei," and Ibn Ezra relates it to
> "asher tipachti v'ribisi" (Eicha 2:220, a pasuk in which Rashi interprets
> "ribisi" as "gidalti." Hence, the meaning would be bringing up, rearing.

Does this imply that the title "Rav" carries more implication than
just being the term borrowed from the master of servants?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha