Berachos 31b § 3
3 Bonds of Death
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Perhaps she said something like this:
(where she is particularly vulnerable)
Another way to interpret what Hanna said:
So Hannah attests to her status as God's maidservant [ama].
The reference to these three mitzvos is drawn from
the similarity between [amatekha] meaning your maidservant,
and also [mita] meaning death.
| Hanna | Master of the Universe, You have created
3 major things leading to death in a woman, |
Another way to interpret what Hanna said:
| Hanna | Master of the Universe,
You have created 3 ways to speed up the process of death in a woman. They are mitzvos that, as a rule, pertain to women: (1) Observing the ideas around menstruating, (2) separating challa from dough, (3) lighting Shabbat candles. Have I ever violated one of them? |
So Hannah attests to her status as God's maidservant [ama].
The reference to these three mitzvos is drawn from
the similarity between [amatekha] meaning your maidservant,
and also [mita] meaning death.
Hebrew / Aramaic Source
למה אמרה חנה לפני הקדוש ברוך הוא רבונו של עולם שלשה בדקי מיתה בראת באשה ואמרי לה שלשה דבקי מיתה ואלו הן נדה וחלה והדלקת הנר כלום עברתי על אחת מהן: