Glossary entry

Hebrew term or phrase:

במתא טבריה דעל כיף ימא דטבריה יתבא וממימי הים הנזכר מסתפקא

English translation:

In the city of Tiberias, situated on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, and whose water is supplied..

Added to glossary by Ruth Rubina
May 20, 2008 13:46
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Hebrew term

במתא טבריה דעל כיף ימא דטבריה יתבא וממימי הים הנזכר מסתפקא

Hebrew to English Other Religion
This sentence appears in a court ruling for a divorce certificate.
במתא טבריה דעל כיף ימא דטבריה יתבא וממימי הים הנזכר מסתפקא גרש הבעל םםם למשפחת םםם

Proposed translations

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In the city of Tiberias, situated on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, and whose water is supplied..

...by the aforementioned sea.

This is standard for divorce documents ("Gittin") the city is mentioned along with the water supply.
I've seen
במתא דדאללאס דיתבא על נהר טריניטי
(The City of Dallas, located along the Trinity River)

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Note added at 30 mins (2008-05-20 14:17:03 GMT)
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it continues:
The husband (first name) XXXXXXX (family/surname) XXXXX divorced...
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agree tutta_karlson
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agree Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "תודה רבה"
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Here below in Tiberias on the shore of the Lake of Tiberias

Here below in Tiberias on the shore of the Lake of Tiberias and the waters of the said lake, did the husband, xxx, of the family of xxx, divorce his wife...
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disagree elli_fischer : close, but no cigar (מתא means 'city', not 'below')
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