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<p>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 "<span>Then the king made Daniel
a great man</span>" (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 "<span>After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman," although it could
easily be translated "he made him a great man."</span><br>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> Mesorah <mesorah-bounces@lists.aishdas.org> on behalf of Zev Sero via Mesorah <mesorah@lists.aishdas.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 30, 2017 8:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Akiva Miller; mesorah@aishdas.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mesorah] Rahbbee vs. Ribbi Danniyel 2:48</font>
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<div class="PlainText">On 30/04/17 08:37, Akiva Miller via Mesorah wrote:<br>
> You all realize that this pasuk is Aramaic, right? Is there a<br>
> presumption that all the rules are the same in both languages?<br>
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In any language, a sentence in which something happens requires a verb. <br>
In this sentence "rabi" is clearly that verb.<br>
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-- <br>
Zev Sero May 2017, with its *nine* days of Chanukah,<br>
zev@sero.name be a brilliant year for us all<br>
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