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ORIGINALCOM-007
Rashi & Commentaries · Common Commentary Language
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COM-007Commentary Hebrew and AramaicRashi print and traditional commentary language
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
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Transliterationve-im tomar
Plain meaningand if you should say / if you ask
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This formula introduces a question or objection in dialectical commentary, especially Tosafot-style writing. It places the reader in the role of raising a difficulty: “if you should say...” The following lines formulate the problem.
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ve-im tomar
READINGApproved transliteration
and if you should say / if you ask
MEANINGCommentary Hebrew and Aramaic
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