With the pretext that...

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With the pretext that...

With the pretext that...

With an excuse or a superficial justification that... (אֲמַתְלָה means a pretext, a reason given for appearance's sake or an excuse for the sake of apology).

("And if she gave a pretext for her words—she is believed"—Ketubot 22a, and likewise: "And so it appears from the words of our great Rabbi of blessed memory that Rav Zivid [explained] with the pretext that she leaves from here until ten days"—Chiddushei HaRamban, Gittin 89b, and likewise: "They will take this loot with the pretext that they need it for repairing their broken wagons"—Bialik/ Aryeh Ba'al Guf, IX 43)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בַּאֲמַתְלָה ש...

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּתֵרוּץ אוֹ בְּנִמּוּק סְתָמִי ש...(אֲמַתְלָה מַשְׁמָע תּוֹאֲנָה, סִבָּה לְמַרְאִית עַיִן אוֹ תֵּרוּץ לְשֵׁם הִתְנַצְּלוּת).

("וְאִם נָתְנָה אַמַּתְלָא לִדְבָרֶיהָ-נֶאֱמָנָה"-כְּתֻבּוֹת כב ע"א, וְכֵן:"וְכֵן נִרְאֶה מִדִּבְרֵי רַבֵּנוּ הַגָּדוֹל זַ"ל דְּרַב זִבֵּד בַּאֲמַתְלָא שֶׁיּוֹצֵאת מִכָּאן וְעַד עֲשָׂרָה יָמִים"- חִדּוּשֵׁי הָרַמְבָּ"ן גִּטִּין דַּף פָּט ע"ב, וְכֵן:"אֶת הַבֵּז הַזֶּה יִקְּחוּ בַּאֲמַתְלָא שֶׁצְּרִיכִים הֵם לְתִקּוּנֵי עֶגְלוֹתֵיהֶם הַמִּתְפָּרְקוֹת"-בְּיָאלִיק/ אַרְיֵה בַּעַל גּוּף, ט מג)

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