פלפולא

פִּלְפּוּלָא, פִּילְ׳ch. sam(פלפול, פיל׳ discussion, debate). Ned.38a פ׳ בעלמא only deductions by argument (were given to Moses exclusively, and he communicated them to the people). Y.Ter.IV, 42d מפִּילְפּוּל חבירייא שמעית הא I learned this from the students arguments. Erub.67a רב ששת מרתע … מפִּילְפּוּלֵיהוכ׳ R. Sh. trembled all over his body, when R. H. argued. Keth.103b אם … מהדרני ליה מפִּילְפּוּלִי if, God forefend, the Law should be forgotten in Israel, I could restore it by my argumentation; B. Mets.85b; a. e.