The Reason for a Thing
The reason for something; the rationale behind it.
("but only until they show him the reason for the matter; if it is not a matter of karet, let it be treated as a matter of lashes" - Sanhedrin 40b)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
טַעְמוֹ שֶׁל דָּבָר
Definition (Hebrew)
הַסִּיבָּה לַדָּבָר. הַנִּימּוּק לְכָךְ.
("אֶלָּא עַד שֶׁיַּרְאוּהוּ טַעְמוֹ שֶׁל דָּבָר, אִם אֵינוֹ עִנְיָן לְכָרֵת תִּנְהוּ עִנְיָן לְמַלְקוּת "- סַנְהֶדְרִין מ ע"ב)