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Mishna Terms 5
Term | Traslation | Definition |
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פטור Pa'tur | "one who performs this is NOT liable" | he doesn't get the Biblical Penalty. 'Bdiavad' however it is still forbidden to perform this act on the Sabbath. In such an instance, the prohibition is Rabbinic |
אסור A'sur | It is forbidden | The prohibition is Rabbinic in origin and was instituted as a safeguard against [the performance of] labor. |
מותר Mu'tar | It is permissible | Meaning one may perform this act 'Lchatchila' |
לכתחלה L'chatchila | To begin with | To go ahead and do something. |
בדיעבד B'di'avad | If it was already done / after the fact | It shouldn't have been done but it was already done, Now what? |
כשר Ka'sher | It's Fit, OK, The way it should be. | It's ok to use: Food might be Kosher to eat. A Mezuza can be Kosher for the Mitzvah. A Person May be Kosher to Testify |
פסול Pa'sul | Unfit | The opposite of Kasher. (except when talking about food. food that is unfit would be referred to as Traif) |
לא Lo | 'No'-'Don't' Should not, May Not. | for example לא תרצח means: Don't murder. |
איו Ain | 'There isn't' 'We should not' | We don't.... No....('No Parking')(No Exit) |
חייב khayav | "one who performs this is liable" | within the context of the Sabbath laws, the intent is that he is liable for karet, or the death penalty If he performs such an activity without being aware, a sin offering. |