פִּילְ׳

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.