הַשְׁתָּא, (= הָא שַׁעְתָּא) l) now. Targ. Prov. VII, 24; a. fr.—Sabb. 91ᵃ, a. fr. בתר ה׳ אזלינן we go by the present condition. Pes. 4ᵃ וה׳ דקי"ל and now that it is established that &c. Ḥull. 97ᵃ ה׳ דאמר וכ׳ now that R. … says &c.; a. v. fr.—הכי ה׳ so now!, indeed, i.e. how can you compare these two cases? Snh. 41ᵇ; a. fr.—2) (introducing an argument) since, when, if. Ḥull. 5ᵇ, a. fr. ה׳ בהמתן … לא כל שכן since the Lord does not allow any evil to come through a beast belonging to the righteous, how much less through the righteous themselves? Ib. 6ᵇ ה׳ מיגזל גזלה חלופי מיבעיא if she would take what is not her own, is there any question that she would eventually exchange her own for what belongs to her neighbor?; a. fr.