BACKGROUND ON THE DAF - BAVA BASRA 17

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BAVA BASRA 17 - Ari Kornfeld has generously sponsored the Dafyomi publications for this Daf for the benefit of Klal Yisrael.

[17a - 46 lines; 17b - 50 lines]
1) [line 6] "V'LIBI CHALAL B'KIRBI" - "My heart is dead within me." (Tehilim 109:22)
2) [line 7] TZA'AREI HU D'KA MIDKAR - he was merely reminding himself of all of his troubles
3) [line 13] BI'NESHIKAH MESAH - she died through the death of the "kiss" (the kiss of HaSh-m)
4) [line 16] RIMAH V'SOLE'AH - worms and crawlers
5) [line 21] "YEDID HASH-M YISHKON LA'VETACH ALAV" - "May HaSh-m's beloved dwell securely with Him." (Devarim 33:12)
6) [line 22] "AF BESARI YISHKON LA'VETACH" - "Also my flesh will dwell securely." (Tehilim 16:9)
7) [line 23] RACHAMEI HU D'KA BA'I - he was pleading for mercy (David ha'Melech was pleading that his body not be eaten by worms after his death)
8) [line 24] B'ETYO SHEL NACHASH - because of the seduction of the snake [they died, and not because they had any misdeeds] (if the snake had not seduced Chavah into eating the forbidden fruit, death would not have come to the world, and they would not have died)
9) [line 26] KULHU GEMARA - all of this is known through tradition (as it has been passed down from one generation to the next that these Tzadikim were righteous enough to live forever)

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10a) [line 36] SHI'ACH - a long narrow ditch
    b) [line 36] ME'ARAH - a covered pit or cave (usually leading to a spring or water source)
11) [line 37] AMAS HA'MAYIM - a channel of water
12) [line 37] NIVRECHES KOVSIN - a pool of water in which clothing is washed
13) [line 38] SAD B'SID - covers with lime
14) [line 39] GEFES - remnants from pressed olives
15) [line 39] ZEVEL - fertilizer
16) [line 40] SELA'IM - stones
17) [line 44] REICHAYIM - a mill
18a) [line 44] SHECHEV - the bottom millstone
    b) [line 45] RECHEV - the upper millstone
19a) [last line] KALYA - the bottom part of an oven stand
    b) [last line] SAFAH - the top part of an oven stand