[Mesorah] Rahbbee vs. Ribbi Danniyel 2:48

[Mandel, Seth via Mesorah]

this Aramaic stem in various forms is used consistently by Unqulos for the meaning of "initiate into."


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From: Simon Montagu <simon.montagu at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2017 12:03 PM
To: Mandel, Seth
Cc: Akiva Miller; mesorah at aishdas.org; Zev Sero
Subject: Re: [Mesorah] Rahbbee vs. Ribbi Danniyel 2:48

As it happens the same verb "rabbi" comes up in the Targum to this week's parasha, translating "yimshah" in 16:32

On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 6:57 PM, Mandel, Seth via Mesorah <mesorah at lists.aishdas.org<mailto:mesorah at lists.aishdas.org>> wrote:

Not just when "something happens." In most languages there are verbs of state, such as "it smells bad." But Zev is absolutely correct, that in this pasuq "rabbi" is a verb. 'Tis true, in English King James translates it as "Then the king made Daniel a great man" (and following him most English translations).  But in Aramaic, as in Hebrew, "made a great man" is one word.  In Esther 3:1, the Hebrew equivalent is translated "After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman," although it could easily be translated "he made him a great man."


Rabbi Dr. Seth Mandel

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From: Mesorah <mesorah-bounces at lists.aishdas.org<mailto:mesorah-bounces at lists.aishdas.org>> on behalf of Zev Sero via Mesorah <mesorah at lists.aishdas.org<mailto:mesorah at lists.aishdas.org>>
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Subject: Re: [Mesorah] Rahbbee vs. Ribbi Danniyel 2:48

On 30/04/17 08:37, Akiva Miller via Mesorah wrote:
> You all realize that this pasuk is Aramaic, right? Is there a
> presumption that all the rules are the same in both languages?

In any language, a sentence in which something happens requires a verb.
In this sentence "rabi" is clearly that verb.

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