November

Question 0

תא שמע

Answer 0

Come and hear! Introduces outside text that comes as proof, a resolution, or introduces a difficulty.

Question 1

בעו מיניה

Answer 1

They asked him - introduces a problem posed to a specific amora

Question 2

חל

Answer 2

It occurred, it took effect (was in force)

Question 3

הכא

Answer 3

Here, in this case

Question 4

משום ד

Answer 4

Because that,

Question 5

אית בה

אית ליה

Answer 5

אית - יש

It contains

It has

Question 6

איכא

Answer 6

אית כא. - יש כאן

Here there is

Question 7

האי

Answer 7

This

Question 8

לאפוקי מאי?

Answer 8

“To exclude what?” Talmud used a certain word or expression in order to exclude a case from the halachic rule.

Question 9

אית

Answer 9

יש

Is, has validity

Question 10

מיתיבי

Answer 10

Replying, refuting.

Objects to an amora’s statement or an anonymous statement vs an earlier text (mishnah, baraita, pasuk)

Question 11

מאן דאמר

מאן

Answer 11

The one who holds, the authority that holds

Who?

Question 12

מעיקרא

Answer 12

From the root of the matter, originally, at first

Question 13

לימא

Answer 13

Let him say, shall we say?

Question 14

מתנותיו

Answer 14

Our Mishnah

Question 15

הכי קאמר

Answer 15

So the tanna says…

Introduces a resolution by reinterpreting a Mishnah or Brightah

Question 16

למה לי למיתנא

Answer 16

Why doe the tanna state?

.. points out a difficulty with the language of the Mishnah or Brighta

Question 17

מיהו

Answer 17

But, however

Question 18

איידי ד..

Answer 18

Because, since

Question 19

פשיטא

Answer 19

Obvious!

1) The statement that was just said is obvious, so why did we need to say it?
2) The halacha is quite clear in this case, in other cases the halacha needs to be investigated.