sugya

English

Etymology

From Aramaic סוגיא (“walking”), same semantic shift as in case with הלכה.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʊɡjə/, /ˈsuːɡjə/

Noun

sugya (plural sugyas or sugyot or sugyoth)

  1. (Judaism) A passage from the Gemara discussing a specific issue in the Mishna.
    • 2024, David Golinkin, “Is It Permissible Or Required For The State Of Israel To Extradite A Wanted Criminal To Another Country”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 176:
      Rabbi Menaḥem Hameiri mentioned above quoted and explained the sugya from Yerushalmi Terumot and ruled: "And it seems that the ruling follows Rabbi Yoḥanan, for behold every time the two of them [Rabbi Yoḥanan and Resh Lakish] disagree, the halakhah follows him, how much more so in his Talmud".

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