Thirteen principles of exegesis

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The Thirteen Principles of Exegesis are a classical rabbinic set of hermeneutic rules used to interpret and derive Jewish law and teachings from the Hebrew Bible.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish legal hermeneutics
rabbinic hermeneutic rules
rules of biblical exegesis
alsoKnownAs Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael
surface form: Baraita of Rabbi Ishmael
appliesTo Tanakh
Torah
attributedTo Rabbi Ishmael
basisFor many midrashic derivations
category Jewish law
biblical hermeneutics
developedIn classical rabbinic period
distinguishedFrom Thirteen Principles of Faith
focusesOn legal interpretation of scripture
hasCanonicalStatus widely accepted in rabbinic Judaism
hasForm Tosefta
surface form: baraita
hasPrinciple Binyan av mi-katuv echad
Binyan av mi-shnei ketuvim
Davar ha-lamed me-inyano
Davar ha-lamed misofo
Gezerah shavah
Kal va-chomer
Kelal u-perat
Kelal u-perat u-kelal
Klal she-hu tzarikh lifrat
Kol davar she-haya bi-khlal ve-yatza lidon be-inyan hadash
Kol davar she-haya bi-khlal ve-yatza lidon bedavar he-chadash
Kol davar she-haya bi-khlal ve-yatza min ha-khlal
Kol davar she-haya bi-khlal ve-yatza min ha-khlal le-lamed
Perat u-kelal
Prat she-hu tzarikh liklal
Shnei ketuvim ha-machchishim zeh et zeh
Shnei ketuvim ha-machchishim zeh et zeh ad she-yavo ha-katuv ha-shlishi
influenced Talmudic interpretation
later halakhic methodology
language Hebrew
numberOfPrinciples 13
partOf rabbinic tradition
recitedIn Jewish morning prayer service
introductory section of the siddur
relatedConcept midrash halakha
relatedWork Seven Rules of Hillel
religiousTradition Judaism
transmittedAs liturgical text
usedBy Talmudic sages
halakhic authorities
usedFor deriving Jewish teachings
deriving halakhic rulings
interpreting the Hebrew Bible

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Rabbinic Judaism hasConcept Thirteen principles of exegesis