פְּשִׁיטָא
ORIGINALJBA-015
Bavli / Jewish Babylonian Aramaic · The Questions of the Sugya
פשיטא
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ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
פְּשִׁיטָא
Pedagogical transliterationpeshita
Plain meaningobvious / that is obvious
Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
פשיטא
When the Gemara says פשיטא, it challenges the need for a statement: if the conclusion is obvious, why did the source need to teach it? The answer often reveals a less obvious implication or a possible mistaken assumption.
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peshita
READINGPedagogical reading guide
obvious / that is obvious
MEANINGJewish Babylonian Aramaic
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