- משמע
- מַשְׁמָעm. (שָׁמַע Hif.) intimation, logical conclusion. Yoma 42b, v. מֵילָא II.Esp. מִמַּשְׁמַע by implication, constructively. Y.Erub.III, 21b top; Y.Ned.I, end, 37a, v. הֵן.ממ׳ שנאמר … איני יודעוכ׳ byby mere logical conclusion from the text …, would I not learn that ? B. Bath. 110a ממ׳ שנאמרוכ׳ when the text says ‘the daughter of Amminadab, do I not know that she is the sister of N.? B. Mets. 113a; a. fr.Pl. מַשְׁמָעוֹת. Y.Yoma V, 43a top מ׳ ביניהון they differ only as to the grammatical construction of the text (without any difference in the law of the case).מַשְׁמְעוֹת דורשין איכא בינייהו they differ only as to the texts from which the law is derived. B. Mets.27a; Snh.76b; a. fr.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.