בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים? בד"א

ביטוי (אנגלית)

in what context are these words said? / the above is correct as far as / this applies only in case / this concerns

הגדרה (אנגלית)

What are these words referring to? Figuratively: the intended meaning is…

("In what context are these words said in a discretionary war? But in a commanded war, all go out, even a groom from his chamber and a bride from her wedding" – Sotah 8:6; also: "In what context are these words said?… Except for idolatry, sexual immorality, and bloodshed. But for these three transgressions, if one is told: violate one or die – he must die and not violate" – Rambam, Sefer HaMada, Laws of the Fundamentals of Torah, Chapter 5, 85; and: "For every living person has a stomach. But in what context are these words said? When the stomach is considered a stomach" – Shalom Aleichem, Adam Ba’al Kivah, 71; and: "Also I have learned that time is longer than I thought… and one can do many things in one season. In what context are these words said? While one sits alone and is not interrupted from his work" – Agnon, Orach Nateh Lelon, 21)