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Nazir 2b

נזיר ב׳ ע״ב

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Topic

The order of the משנה, and how 'אהא' and 'אהא נאה' work as נזירות vows

Overview

This amud first finishes a discussion about the order of the משנה. The משנה opened with כינויים (substitute words for נזירות) but explained ידות (partial phrases) first. The גמרא explains that ידות come from a דרשה, so they are dear to the תנא. It adds that a תנא opens with the main subject but explains his favorite topic first. Then the גמרא turns to the case of 'אהא' ('I will be'). שמואל says it counts when a נזיר was passing by and the speaker meant נזירות in his heart, even though his words alone were not fully clear. Next comes 'אהא נאה' ('I will be beautiful'), which could mean beautifying מצוות. שמואל answers that the speaker was holding his hair. The amud ends by asking how נזירות, a matter linked to sin, can be called 'beautiful', and the answer comes on the next amud.

Opening lines

גַּבֵּי ״יֵשׁ נוֹחֲלִין״ נָמֵי,

Regarding 'There are those who inherit' as well,

מְפָרֵשׁ עִיקַּר נַחֲלָה בְּרֵישָׁא.

he explains the main case of inheritance first.

אֶלָּא [הָכָא] לִפְרוֹשׁ כִּינּוּיֵי בְּרֵישָׁא!

But then here, let him explain the substitute words first!

אֶלָּא הַיְינוּ טַעַם:

Rather, this is the reason:

The steps (19)

  1. RejectionThe inheritance משנה also had its own reason
  2. ChallengeThen here the משנה should explain כינויים first
  3. Resolutionידות are dear to the תנא because they come from a דרשה
  4. ChallengeThen the משנה should open with ידות too
  5. ResolutionOpen with the main topic, explain the favorite first
  6. StatementQuoting the משנה: saying 'אהא' makes one a נזיר
  7. ChallengeMaybe he meant 'I will be fasting'
  8. Resolutionשמואל: a נזיר was passing by
  9. ChallengeDoes שמואל hold that unclear partial phrases do not count?
  10. RejectionA passing נזיר makes the words clear; with no clue, they are truly ambiguous
  11. ChallengeMaybe he only meant to pay for the נזיר's offerings
  12. ResolutionHe had נזירות in mind
  13. ChallengeIf he meant it, why does the משנה need to say it?
  14. ResolutionYou might think mouth and heart must fully match
  15. StatementNext case in the משנה: 'I will be beautiful'
  16. ChallengeMaybe 'beautiful' means beautiful in מצוות
  17. ProofA ברייתא shows that 'beautiful' can mean beautiful מצוות
  18. ResolutionHe was holding his hair when he spoke
  19. ChallengeCan נזירות, a matter of sin, be called beautiful?