Talmud Berakhot Flashcards - Sheet1

Question 1

איתמר

Answer 1

“It was said”, used to introduce dispute or two different opinions

Question 2

תניא נמי הכי

Answer 2

“It was taught”, used to introduce a baraita

Question 3

אין. . . אלא

Answer 3

The key ambiguous term only means x because of this other verse

Question 4

איבעיא להו

Answer 4

“It was lacking for them,” they raised a halakhic problem

Question 5

תא שמע

Answer 5

“Come! Listen!”, that it is taught

Question 6

תיהוי תיובתיה

Answer 6

Let it be a refutation

Question 7

אמר מר

Answer 7

“The teacher said”, introduces the narrator’s voice

Question 8

מסייע ליה לר׳ X

Answer 8

Support the opinion of X

Question 9

במאי קא מפלגי

Answer 9

“Why do they differ?”, Why are they arguing?

Question 10

אי בעית אימא קרא/אי בעית אימא סברא

Answer 10

You could say, this (what they differ on) is (a scriptural source) and say that (what they differ on) is a (logical argument)

Question 11

מה. . . אף

Answer 11

Just as X, then Y

Question 12

שמע מינה

Answer 12

From this we infer

Question 13

מאי טעמא

Answer 13

What is the reason–introduces scripture

Question 14

ההוא מבעי ליה

Answer 14

From this we got

Question 15

מנא ליה|נפקא ליה

Answer 15

“From where is it to?” [From where is the source / where do you derive this from?]

Question 16

למימרא

Answer 16

Introduces an Amoraic statement

Question 17

דאי סלקא דעתך

Answer 17

“Would you not think”

Question 18

למה לי

Answer 18

“Why do I need a verse [from the Torah]?” [It seems like one could figure it out using logic / reasoning / common sense alone]

Question 19

איצטריך

Answer 19

You need

Question 20

סלקא דעתך

Answer 20

Comes to mind

Question 21

ואזדא ר׳ X לטעמיה

Answer 21

X goes according to principle, follows a line of reasoning

Question 22

בשלמא

Answer 22

“Granted that….”

Question 23

שמעתא

Answer 23

A teaching

Question 24

פשיטא

Answer 24

“It is obvious”, in context: who bring this up? Isn’t it obvious?

Question 25

מצות עשה שהזמן גרמא

Answer 25

Positive time-bound comand

Question 26

קא משמע לן

Answer 26

“As it teaches” in context: The real reason isn’t obvious, therefore the Mishnah teaches it

Question 27

מהו דתימא

Answer 27

Would you say

Question 28

ורמינהו

Answer 28

Introduces a contradiction

Question 29

איבעיא להו

Answer 29

“It was lacking for them,” they raised a halakhic problem

Question 30

אם תימצי לומר

Answer 30

“If you find yourself saying”

Question 31

תא שמע

Answer 31

“Come! Listen!”, that it is taught

Question 32

מיתיבי

Answer 32

Raise an objection / put a question to…

Question 33

הכא במאי עסקינן

Answer 33

“Here, what are we dealing with?” [What was that case referring to?]

Question 34

דיקא נמי דקתני

Answer 34

“Note also, that it is written…” [one can use this to prove the point that has just been stated]

Question 35

שמע מינה

Answer 35

“Hear from this” [proving a point or argument]

Question 36

הני. . . כנגד מי

Answer 36

“These are… corresponding to what?”

Question 37

ת׳׳ר

Answer 37

Tannu Rabbanan - the Rabbis taught

Question 38

רמי

Answer 38

Lit. “to throw or swing” [raise an objection]

Question 39

לא קשיא

Answer 39

It is not difficult

Question 40

כאן… כאן

Answer 40

Here… and here [in both cases]

Question 41

מנא הני מילי

Answer 41

From where do we learn?

Question 42

מנין

Answer 42

From here

Question 43

תלמוד לומר

Answer 43

Learned to say

Question 44

תניא נמי הכי

Answer 44

“A baraita is also taught thusly”, Is going to confirm what was just said

Question 45

אתמר

Answer 45

“It was stated”, raising a controversy, opposing view

Question 46

פליגי

Answer 46

Disagreed/separating from

Question 47

תנן

Answer 47

“We have learned”, quoting from Mishnah