תַּנָּא הֵיכָא קָאֵי דְּקָתָנֵי מֵאֵימָתַי
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The Gemara is mixed Hebrew and Aramaic discourse
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תַּנָּא הֵיכָא קָאֵי דְּקָתָנֵי מֵאֵימָתַי
Pedagogical transliterationtana heikha ka'ei de-katanei me-eimatai
Plain meaningWhere is the tanna standing [in the discussion] that he teaches “From when?”
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The Gemara is mixed Hebrew and Aramaic discourse
The Bavli moves between Rabbinic Hebrew, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, quotations from earlier Hebrew sources, and biblical verses. The opening Gemara on Berakhot 2a asks what prior assumption allows the Mishnah to begin immediately with “From when?” תנא names the tanna, היכא asks “where?”, קאי means “stands/is situated,” דקתני means “that he teaches,” and מאימתי quotes the Mishnah's opening. The goal is to hear a discussion, not merely decode a row of words.
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tana heikha ka'ei de-katanei me-eimatai
READINGPedagogical reading guide
Where is the tanna standing [in the discussion] that he teaches “From when?”
MEANINGJewish Babylonian Aramaic
SOURCE REFERENCE
Bavli Berakhot 2a
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