וְתוּ מַאי שְׁנָא דְּתָנֵי בְּעַרְבִית בְּרֵישָׁא
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Berakhot 2a: וְתוּ מַאי שְׁנָא...
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וְתוּ מַאי שְׁנָא דְּתָנֵי בְּעַרְבִית בְּרֵישָׁא
Transliterationve-tu mai shena de-tanei be-arvit be-reisha
Plain meaningAnd further, why did it teach the evening first?
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Berakhot 2a: וְתוּ מַאי שְׁנָא...
The next line of Berakhot 2a adds a second question. ותו means “and further”; מאי שנא asks why this choice is different; דתני connects “that it teaches”; ברישא means first/at the beginning. The visual layout places Question 1 and Question 2 in separate boxes so the learner sees that the Gemara is not answering yet — it is sharpening the problem before moving to sources.
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ve-tu mai shena de-tanei be-arvit be-reisha
READINGApproved transliteration
And further, why did it teach the evening first?
MEANINGJewish Babylonian Aramaic
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וְתוּ מַאי שְׁנָא דְּתָנֵי בְּעַרְבִית בְּרֵישָׁא...
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ותו “and further,” מאי שנא “what is different/why specifically,” דתני “that it teaches,” ברישא “first/at the beginning.” Show the Gemara stacking a second question onto the first.