Chayei Sarah 24:1 · unit 5

Parashas Chayei Sarah · Passuk 24:1

The Complete Passuk

וְאַבְרָהָ֣ם זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִ֑ים וַֽיהֹוָ֛ה בֵּרַ֥ךְ אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם בַּכֹּֽל׃

Avraham was now old, advanced in years, and Hashem had blessed Avraham in all things.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bava Basra 16b (dispute R’ Meir / R’ Yehudah on “bakol”).

TT lemma: בכל.

Sefaria — Bava Basra 16b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, בַּכֹּל – שֶׁלֹּא הָיְתָה לוֹ בַּת; רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר שֶׁהָיְתָה לוֹ בַּת.

English: It was taught: Rabbi Meir says “[blessed] in all” means that he had no daughter; Rabbi Yehudah says that he had a daughter.

On the daf / in context: The dispute concerns whether the blessing “bakol” implies the absence of a daughter (R’ Meir) or the presence of a daughter named Bakol (R’ Yehudah). Parallel discussions appear regarding the nature of daughters as blessing or potential source of strife.

Type of Learning

Dispute (R’ Meir / R’ Yehudah — meaning of “bakol”)

What Is Learned

The word “bakol” is read either as the absence of a daughter or as the presence of a daughter named Bakol; both views treat the verse as defining the completeness of Avraham’s blessing.