Real Vocab Quiz 12/3/13 Flashcards
מכאן ואלך
from here/now on
כל שכן
all the moreso
מכלל
it implies
אין
Yes (Aramaic)
כי היכי
just as
טפי
more/more so/even more (יותר)
עדיף
better/superior/preferable
בגו
within
מנו
who is he/it?
מאן דהוא
someone
למאן דאמר
according to the one who says
מנמע
refrain
אחד… ואחד…
… and … are the same/have the same rule
יצי ידי…
fulfilled the obligation of/Miztvah of…
ביזון
disgrace, disrepect
רמינהו
pit them (against each other)
- i.e. note the contradiction between them
- -Points out an apparent contradiction between two sources (one cited, one about to be cited) of equal authority.
אמר מר
Master X has stated…
Introduces a quotation from a (usually tannaitic) source already cited, in order to comment on it
הא דקתני\ הא דתני
That which has been taught.
-Cites or paraphrases a source to discuss/explain it.
תיובתא דפלוני תיובתא
This refutation of Ploni is a (conclusive) refutation
-The conclusion of a challenge to the position of an amora- the challenge (usually from a tannaitic source) is valid and therefore the amora is refuted.
מסייע ליה לר פלוני
It supports R. Ploni
-Makes the claim that the text (usually, but not always, a Beraitta) previously cited in the gemara supports the opinion- which will now be cited- of R Ploni.
תיקו
Let it stand
-Leave a question/topic of discussion unresolved
אתמר \איתמר
It was stated
-Introduces an amoraic statement or topic of discussion
הכי גרסינן
We read thus
-Used by Rashi and the Rishonim to indicate a preferred version of the Talmudic text
קשיא
It is difficult
-When appearing after a challenge/at the end of a sugya, this means that the difficulty that has been raised remains unresolved.
