On the contrary / As a matter of fact / Quite so

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On the contrary / As a matter of fact / Quite so

On the contrary / As a matter of fact / Quite so

Even greater than that! Or: precisely because of that! Or: the opposite is actually correct!

("Severe stoning rather than burning… On the contrary, a severe burning, since it was given to the daughter of a priest who prostituted herself." – Sanhedrin 49b; also: "This is what he said, ‘A servant shall be a servant to his brother,’ meaning Israel are servants to the Lord, and to those servants he will be a servant. The rule follows, on the contrary and on the contrary." – Shlah, Lech Lecha Torah Or; also: "The matter is a question for the court, and on the contrary, now the question is stronger and broader than before." – R’ Nachman of Breslov / Likutei Moharan-Tanina, Torah 7; also: "You shall not be forced, God forbid… On the contrary and on the contrary… May the Holy One, Blessed be He, send you all the desires of your heart." – Shalom Aleichem / Adam Baal-Keiva; also: "You think perhaps the effort is not worth it, I tell you on the contrary and on the contrary, the effort is worthwhile for many things." – Agnon / The Wedding)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אַדְרַבָּא וְאַדְרַבָּא

Definition (Hebrew)

גָּדוֹל מִכָּךְ! אוֹ: דַּוְקָא בְּשֶׁל כָּךְ! אוֹ: הָפַךְ הַדְּבָרִים הוּא הַנָּכוֹן!

("סְקִילָה חֲמוּרָה מִשְּׂרֵפָה...אַדְּרַבָּא, שְׂרֵפָה חֲמוּרָה, שֶׁכֵּן נִתְּנָה לַבַּת כֹּהֵן שֶׁזִּנְּתָה" - סַנְהֶדְרִין מָט ע"ב; וְכֵן: "זֶהוּ שֶׁאָמַר 'עֶבֶד עֲבָדִים יִהְיֶה לְאָחִיו', רָצָה לוֹמַר, יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵם עֲבָדִים לָה', וּלְאֵלּוּ הָעֲבָדִים יִהְיֶה הוּא עֶבֶד. כְּלָל הָעוֹלֶה, אַדְּרַבָּא וְאַדְּרַבָּא" - שְׁלָ"ה פָּרָשַׁת לְךָ לְךָ תּוֹרָה אוֹר; וְכֵן: "הַדָּרָא קוּשְׁיָא לְדוּכְתָא, וְאַדְּרַבָּא, עַתָּה הַקּוּשְׁיָא חֲזָקָה וּרְחָבָה יוֹתֵר מִבִּתְחִלָּה" - ר' נַחְמָן מִבְּרֶסְלָב/לִקּוּטֵי מוהר"ן-תְּנִינָא, תּוֹרָה ז'; וְכֵן: "אֵין כּוֹפֵן אוֹתְךָ חָלִילָה...אַדְּרַבָּה וְאַדְּרַבָּה...הַלְוַאי יִשְׁלַח לְךָ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֶת כָּל מִשְׁאָלוֹת לִבְּךָ" - שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם/אָדָם בַּעַל קֵבָה, פא; וְכֵן: "סְבוּרִים אַתֶּם שֶׁמָּא אֵין הַטֹּרַח כְּדַאי, הֲרֵינִי מַגִּיד לָכֶם אַדְּרַבָּא וְאַדְּרַבָּא, כְּדַאי הוּא הַטֹּרַח בִּשְׁבִיל הַרְבֵּה דְּבָרִים" - עַגְנוֹן/הַכְּנֶסֶת כַּלָּה)

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