A kal va'chomer ("light and heavy") argument reasons from a lesser case to a greater. It is the first of Hillel's seven middot, the standard rules of rabbinic biblical interpretation, and appears throughout Jesus' teachings, Pauline letters, Hebrews, and Rabbinic literature.
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Kal Va'chomer
A kal va'chomer ("light and heavy") argument reasons from a lesser case to a greater. It is the first of Hillel's seven middot, the standard rules of rabbinic biblical interpretation, and appears throughout Jesus' teachings, Pauline letters, Hebrews, and Rabbinic literature.
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