He answers with yes and no, and his opinion is weak

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He answers with yes and no, and his opinion is weak

He answers with yes and no, and his opinion is weak

He answers both yes and no at once. The matter is not clear to him.

("They asked Rav Yehuda: What about the upper weight and the lower weight? He answered: 'Yes and no, and it is weak in his hand.'" - Shabbat 113a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אִין וְלָאו וְרַפְיָא בִּידֵהּ

Definition (Hebrew)

מֵשִׁיב בְּכֵן וְלֹא כְּאֶחָד. הַדָּבָר אֵינוֹ בָּרוּר עַל יָדוֹ.

("בְּעוּ מִנֵּיהּ מֵרַב יְהוּדָה: כֹּבֶד הָעֶלְיוֹן וְכֹבֶד הַתַּחְתּוֹן מַהוּ: אִין וְלָאו וְרַפְיָא בִּידֵהּ"- שַׁבָּת קיג ע"א)

Keyword

doubt Talmud indecision ambiguous answer halachic ruling

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