Expressions (A–Z)
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A
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A commandment is called only by the name of the one who completes it
The fulfillment of the commandment is attributed to the person who actually comp...
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E
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even though / although
Even though. Although. Despite the fact that...
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G
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Gemat Pirush VeTosafot
The Gemara together with Rashi’s commentary and the Ba’alei HaTosafot. Studying...
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H
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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.
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I
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It is Gemara
It is a tradition; it is accepted (gamar can also mean to derive or learn one th...
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L
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large cattle/ beast
A beast of the cattle type.
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N
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No person has the audacity to show insolence before his creditor
A person does not usually dare to lie or act insolently toward the creditor to w...
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O
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One does not bring evidence from fools
One cannot rely on information provided by a fool. The testimony of a foolish pe...
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S
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Sea of the Talmud/ the Talmud (so named because of its depth and expanse)
A wide-ranging Talmudic corpus. A nickname for the Talmudic books containing tho...
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So what?, But what happens?
But that..., an introduction to an expression of reservation. Or: certainly. A r...
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