Accepted Standards in Human Speech and Its Meaning
LinksGeneral Rules in Vows and Oaths
The importance of not taking HaShem's Name in vain in declaring an oath, and how to avoid it: Nedarim 10a-b
How to interpret a vow, where the standard meaning of a word is X, but the individual insists that he intended Y, and Y is plausible: Nedarim 20a
Whether one can speak with a secret intent, where the party with whom he is dealing has a different [stated] expectation: Nedarim 25a, 28a
Do we assume that a vow is meant as a monolithic statement, or is it possible that one actually wishes to cause different results for different entities covered by the vow: Temurah 31b
Use of Conditions in a ContractDetermining the Intent of Human Speech
The fact that we determine intent based upon standard speech: Rosh HaShanah 12b; Nedarim 30b
A person would not make a statement knowing that it is legally ineffective; he would mean the effective interpretation: Pesachim 53b; Temurah 27b
Using the standard intent of a phrase, based on the location in which one is situated: Kiddushin 6a
The Statement "Just give it"/"Just give it to me to drink"/"Just throw it," once or twice, [without agreeing to a requested condition] in a transaction: Kiddushin 8b-9a
Use of the phrase, "Like the [number of] departees from Egypt": Nedarim 24b-25a
"Or [Light]" includes Starlight: Pesachim 2a
"Yayin/Tirosh [Wines]": Yoma 76b
"Tachat [beneath]": Temurah 26b-27a
"Terumah [Tithe]": Nedarim 18b, 19a-b, 19b
"Cherem [Ban/Sanctified Items]": Nedarim 18b, 19b
"Year": Rosh HaShanah 12b
"The time of the rains": Taanit 6b
Standard amount of iron and copper intended [in a vow for Sanctification]: Shabbat 90a
Which grain products are subsumed under [a vow from] general grain products: Moed Katan 13b
"Those who go to sea / stay on land": Nedarim 30a-b
"Those who see the Sun": Nedarim 30b
"The Black of Head": Nedarim 30b
"Those who are born / Those who have been born": Nedarim 30b
"Those who keep Shabbat": Nedarim 31a
"Those who eat garlic [on Friday night]": Nedarim 31a
"Those who ascend to Jerusalem": Nedarim 31a
"The Children of Noah": Nedarim 31a
"Those who are [un-]circumcised": Nedarim 31b
"I will not plow this field," where others usually plow for him: Nedarim 43a
Considering passage of 30 days to be the equivalent of a full year: Makkot 3b
What is included in the term, "food": Eruvin 26b, 30a
Establishing Intent based upon Standard Human Speech
Whether we interpret leniently or stringently where a vow's details were not explicitly stated: Nedarim 18b
Whether we interpret leniently or stringently where some of a vow's details were explicitly stated: Nedarim 18b
The validity of an altered form of speech [Kinuy] which doesn't explicitly state the vow/oath: Nedarim 2a
Types of "Kinuy": Nedarim 3a, 10a-b, 22b [biMohi]
Differing in the interpretation of a Scholar's vow from that of a vow by a layperson, because certain problems are not likely to occur: Nedarim 20a
Whether the altered, non-explicit form [Kinuy] of a vow/oath is a form established by the Sages, or simply a colloquialism: Nedarim 3a, 10a-b
Why the Sages would have established the "Kinuy" form: Nedarim 10a-b
Validity of an altered form of the altered form [Kinuyyei Kinuyyin], and examples: Nedarim 10b
Validity of a vow which doesn't include the act which is forbidden, only the item [Yad]: Nedarim 2a, 3a-b, 4b-5b
Whether we may use context to determine the intent of vague statements [Yadayim She'Aynan Mochichos]: Nedarim 5b-6a; Kiddushin 5b
Whether the term "Al Menat [on condition]" means that the deal will go through at the time of fulfillment of the condition, or whether the deal's fulfillment will be retroactive to the time of the initial statement: Kiddushin 8a
Use of the prefix "Not," "For," or "This" before vowing to bring an offering if one uses an item, or before declaring an oath: Nedarim 11b; 16a
What happens if one vows, "Like the Vows of the Wicked," in terms of vows/oaths, Naziritic Oaths, and Vows Dedicating Offerings: Nedarim 9a, 22a
What happens if one vows, "Like the Vows of the Righteous," in terms of vows/oaths, Naziritic Oaths, and Vows Dedicating Offerings: Nedarim 9a, 9b-10a, 22a
Differentiating between general vows, and dedication of specific items, in the above two lines [See Ran to understand how this fits into Naziritic Vows]: Nedarim 9a, 9b-10a
How to understand a vow which compares a given item with a category of items which are at times permitted and at times prohibited: Nedarim 12a-13a
Determining Intent based on Sentence Structure
Whether the Individual's intent is indicated/valid in the beginning or end of his speech: Pesachim 59b-60a, 63a; Nedarim 26a
Requiring Parallel Intent and Expression
