Jastrow: גְּמָרָא

גְּמָרָא f. (v. גְּמַר II, 5) memorizing of verbal teachings, tradition. Ab. Zar. 19ᵃ bot. הנ"מ סברא אבל ג׳ מחד רבא וכ׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) this refers to reasoning (dialectics), but as to traditional laws (rules &c.), it is better to study only with one teacher, in order not to be confused by varying wording; Yalk. Ps. 614.—Gitt. 6ᵇ הא ג׳ היא וג׳ לא שמיע ליה this is merely a tradition (not to be arrived at by way of reasoning) and one may not have heard that tradition (and yet be an able man). B. Mets. 33ᵃ; 33ᵇ ג׳ verbal study (opp. to משנה which had been put to writing). Arakḥ. 29ᵃ רב גַּמְרֵיה גמיר (not גמור) Rab had his own tradition about it (had it from his teacher that the Mishnah was corrupt). Erub. 60ᵃ ג׳ גמור זמורתא תהא if it is a tradition, learn it by heart, let it be like a song (the wording of which you dare not change); Sabb. 106ᵇ; Ab. Zar. 32ᵇ; Bets. 24ᵃ (variously interpreted in comment.).—Yoma 14ᵇ, a. fr. משמיה דג׳ as a tradition (without knowing the reasoning process, cmp. ib. 33ᵃ bot. ג׳ גמירנא וכ׳); a. fr.—G’mara, that part of the Talmud containing those discussions, decisions &c. which, after the reduction to writing of the Mishnah, were the materials of verbal studies until they, too, were put to writing.—Abbrev. גמ׳, a clerical mark in the Talmud Babli editions, to indicate where the Mishnah ends, and the G’mara begins.