1)[line 1]שמימיהם אנו שותיםSHE'MEIMEIHEM ANU SHOSIM- whose water we drink (i.e. whose Torah teachings we live by)
2)[line 5]"הָאוֹיֵב תַּמּוּ חֳרָבוֹת לָנֶצַח...""HA'OYEIV TAMU CHARAVOS LA'NETZACH..."- Rebbi interpreted the verse as follows: "The enemy is destroyed, but the destruction [he wrought] is everlasting" (Tehilim 9:7).
3)[line 6]דאהנו מעשייהוAHANU MA'ASAIHU- their deeds were effective
4)[line 10]דענוותנא הואD'ANVESANA HU- who was a very humble person
5)[line 10]"אמר רבי מאיר" לא אמר"AMAR REBBI MEIR" LO AMAR- he (Rebbi) did not say, "Rebbi Meir said" (when he quoted a teaching in the name of Rebbi Meir)
6)[line 11]סיני עדיףSINAI ADIF- a person with such an encyclopedic knowledge of Torah that it is as if he received it from Mount Sinai, is preferable
7)[line 11]עוקר הים עדיףOKER HARIM ADIF- a person with such a profound reasoning ability that it is as if he is able to uproot mountains with this power, is preferable
8)[line 13]למרי חטיאMAREI CHITAYA- one who possesses wheat; i.e. a person who knows many Mishnayos and Beraisos
9)[line 13]מָלַךְ רבהMALACH RABAH- Rabah was appointed as the head of the Yeshiva
10)[line 14]אפילו אומנא לביתיה לא חליףAFILU UMNA L'VEISEI LO CHALIF- not even a blood-letter passed by his house (see Insights)
11)[line 15]והוו צריכי רישאV'HAVU TZERICHI REISHA- and they needed [to appoint someone as] a head of the Yeshiva
12)[line 15]כל דאמר מלתא ולא מפריךKOL D'AMAR MILSA V'LO MAFRICH- whoever says something that is not refuted
13)[line 16]דגבה רישאD'GAVAH REISHA- his (Abaye's) head was elevated (as a sign from heaven that he was destined to become the head of the Yeshiva)
14)[line 17]חריף ומקשהCHARIF U'MAKSHEH- sharply analytical and questioning, arriving at conclusive answers through his sharp scrutiny and questions
15)[line 17]מתון ומסיקMASUN U'MASIK- deliberate and methodical, arriving at conclusions based on his careful examinations
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