Jastrow: שְׁמַעְתָּא

שְׁמַעְתָּא, שְׁמַעְתְּתָא f. (v. שְׁמוּעָה) report, tradition, traditional law; outcome of a discussion, decision. Targ. I Chr. XI, 11 (ed. Rahmer שמעת, corr. acc.). Ib. II, 55.—Erub. 9ᵇ; Kidd. 50ᵇ, a. e. ומותבינן אשְׁמַעְתִּין but we must bring evidence against the tradition which we just cited; Ber. 33ᵃ אשמעתיה (corr. acc., v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 70). Sot. 21ᵃ דסלקא ליה ש׳ וכ׳ a scholar whose final conclusions agree with the adopted practice. Snh. 38ᵇ ר"מ … תילתא ש׳ וכ׳ R. Meir used to divide his lectures into three parts, one part devoted to legal discussion, one to homily (v. אֲגָדָה), and one to parables. Ber. 6ᵇ אגרא דש׳ סברא the merit of studying traditions lies in the reasoning thereon; a. v. fr.—Pl. שְׁמָעָתָא, שְׁמַעְתָּתָא. Nidd. 14ᵃ שְׁמַעְתָּתֵיה, v. חֲדַד; Keth. 62ᵇ שְׁמָעָתֵיה. Erub. 65ᵃ מחדדן שְׁמָעָתָךְ thou hast thy traditions always ready. Ber. 42ᵃ לית הילכתא ככל הני ש׳ וכ׳ the adopted practice is not in agreement with all these traditions &c.; a. fr.