Re: Ipcha Mistabra

[Elrosen <Elrosen...>]

In a message dated 5/4/01 5:31:25 PM, samweiss (at) bellatlantic(dot)net writes:

<< Just to tidy up Shirona's correct explanation...
"Ipcha Mistabra" is the typical term in the Talmud for "On the 
contrary!"  used as an introduction to a counter-argument.  The phrase 
entered the Yiddish of the typical learned East-European Jew, and from 
there it was taken into Israeli Hebrew.
 >>


Ipcha - the reverse
Mistabra - is logical, makes sense (from the root s v r, meaning logic)



Elie

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