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Tosafot meaning

Medieval commentaries on the Talmud, in the form of critical and explanatory glosses.

Using Tosafot

  • The main meaning on this page is: Medieval commentaries on the Talmud, in the form of critical and explanatory glosses.
  • In the example corpus, tosafot often appears in combinations such as: the tosafot, tosafot in, tosafot additions.

Context around Tosafot

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

alei 1× rashi 1× printed 1× kiddushin 1×

Often after:

additions 2× 41a 1× differ 1× added 1× commentaries 1× seems 1×

Sentence patterns with Tosafot

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the tosafot additions criticized 1× ba alei tosafot 1× explanations of tosafot differ from 1× kiddushin tosafot 41a in 1× known as tosafot additions or 1× of the tosafot is to 1× rashi the tosafot is not 1× rashi the tosafot were written 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after rashi the 1× although they were 1× for a list 1× historically sephardim studied 1× in general rashi 1× kiddushin tosafot 41a 1×

Common sentence endings:

additions or supplements 1× ba alei tosafot 1× encyclopedia of religion 1× germany and france 1× in the talmud 1× not added comments 1×

Words around Tosafot

Just before it in the word index:

tosafists 2 tosa 13 tos 67 torzhok 3 toryism 5 toryglen 2

Just after it in the word index:

tosaint 3 tosar 2 tosca 54 toscan 5 toscana 3 toscanelli 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Tosafot

  • In this selection, "tosafot" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, alei, rashi, printed, additions, 41a and differ stand out and add context to how "tosafot" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the tosafot additions criticized and ba alei tosafot. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tosafot" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tosafot

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Often the explanations of Tosafot differ from those of Rashi. (10 words)

The Tosafot commentaries were collected in different editions in the various schools. (12 words)

For a list see Ephraim Urbach, s.v. "Tosafot," in Encyclopedia of Religion. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

After Rashi the Tosafot were written, which was an omnibus commentary on the Talmud by the disciples and descendants of Rashi; this commentary was based on discussions done in the rabbinic academies of Germany and France. (36 words)

Although they were not available for many generations, the removed sections of the Talmud, Rashi, Tosafot and Maharsha were preserved through rare printings of lists of errata, known as Chesronos Hashas ("Omissions of the Talmud"). (35 words)

The Tosafot seems to agree with Nahmanides reasoning. citation : 39 According to some opinions, punishment is the same whether the individual transgresses with knowledge of the law or is ignorant of the law. (33 words)

Example sentences (16)

The Tosafot are collected commentaries by various medieval Ashkenazic Rabbis on the Talmud (known as Tosafists or Ba'alei Tosafot).

After Rashi the Tosafot were written, which was an omnibus commentary on the Talmud by the disciples and descendants of Rashi; this commentary was based on discussions done in the rabbinic academies of Germany and France.

Although they were not available for many generations, the removed sections of the Talmud, Rashi, Tosafot and Maharsha were preserved through rare printings of lists of errata, known as Chesronos Hashas ("Omissions of the Talmud").

For a list see Ephraim Urbach, s.v. "Tosafot," in Encyclopedia of Religion.

Historically Sephardim studied the Tosefot ha-Rosh and the commentaries of Nahmanides in preference to the printed Tosafot.

In general, Rashi provides the pshat or literal meaning of Jewish texts, while his disciples known as the Tosafot ("additions"), criticized his work and gave more interpretative descriptions of the texts.

Kiddushin ( tosafot ) 41a In modern times, child marriage is extremely rare in the Jewish community.

Medieval Ashkenazic Jewry produced another major commentary known as Tosafot ("additions" or "supplements").

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Often the explanations of Tosafot differ from those of Rashi.

One of the main goals of the Tosafot is to explain and interpret contradictory statements in the Talmud.

The Tosafot added comments and criticism in places where Rashi had not added comments.

The Tosafot commentaries were collected in different editions in the various schools.

The Tosafot's commentaries can be found in Jewish texts opposite Rashi's commentary.

The Tosafot seems to agree with Nahmanides reasoning. citation : 39 According to some opinions, punishment is the same whether the individual transgresses with knowledge of the law or is ignorant of the law.

The Tosafot that are printed in the standard Vilna edition of the Talmud are an edited version compiled from the various medieval collections, predominantly that of Touques.

Unlike Rashi, the Tosafot is not a running commentary, but rather comments on selected matters.

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Common combinations with tosafot

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tosafot" in a sentence?
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What does "tosafot" mean?
Tosafot means: Medieval commentaries on the Talmud, in the form of critical and explanatory glosses.
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