Derivation of a Word Phrase or Action in Halacha
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Derivation of a Word, Phrase or Action
RabbananRebbiקרבן עציםWood sacrifice
An offering that is connected with the wood (used for the fire)The offering is the wood used for the fireקריאת שמע
Shema
בכל לשון (in any language)ככתבה (only in Hebrew)סוכה
Sukkah
Room to hold the head & majority of the body, like an actual dwellingRequires 4 X 4 amos to actually dwell in the Sukkahגיטין – על מנת
Conditional Get
Does not focus on action but on the fulfillment of the conditionGiving of the Get indicates intent that the Get takes effect immediatelyמעילה Me’ilah
(גזירת שוה מתרומה)
באזהרה (בו ולא במעילה)
not like Terumah in all the detailsבמיתה (מלמד בכל הפרטים)
Like Terumah in all the detailsכלי שרת עשאן של עץ
Holy vessel made of wood
מכשיר (ריבה הכל מחוץ חפץ אחד)
Like the Menorah as long as not potteryפסול (כעין הפרט) Similar to Menorah in all the details (including being metal)הנכנס בשידה תיבה ומגדל
Being inside a container
שמיה אוהל
Needs to be similar in general to be an Ohel to be a separationלאו אוהל
Needs to be like an Ohel in all the details (not movable)
REASON
Reflects generally on the subject, but not to all the details
Reflects literally the derivation into all the details
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