בִּשְׁלָמָא ... אֶלָּא
ORIGINALJBA-030
Bavli / Jewish Babylonian Aramaic · Conclusions and Resolutions
בשלמא ... אלא
JBA-030Jewish Babylonian AramaicBavli and JBA discourse
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בִּשְׁלָמָא ... אֶלָּא
Pedagogical transliterationbishlama ... ella
Plain meaningthis part works/understands if ... but as for ...
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בשלמא ... אלא
בשלמא sets up the side of an argument that can be understood under a proposed explanation. אלא then turns to the side that remains difficult. The paired structure lets the reader see exactly where an explanation succeeds and where it fails.
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bishlama ... ella
READINGPedagogical reading guide
this part works/understands if ... but as for ...
MEANINGJewish Babylonian Aramaic
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