במה דברים אמורים
ORIGINALRH2-011
Rabbinic Hebrew · Formula Language
במה דברים אמורים
RH2-011Rabbinic HebrewMishnah and Hebrew Midrash
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במה דברים אמורים
Transliterationba-meh devarim amurim
Plain meaningin what circumstances are these words said?
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במה דברים אמורים
This formula limits or defines the scope of an earlier rule. The Mishnah or later rabbinic discussion asks: under what circumstances does the statement apply? A reader who recognizes the phrase immediately knows that a qualification is coming.
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ba-meh devarim amurim
READINGApproved transliteration
in what circumstances are these words said?
MEANINGRabbinic Hebrew
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