Commentary for Sanhedrin 111:20

מאי טעמא דאמר קרא (ויקרא כד, טז) כגר כאזרח גר ואזרח הוא דבעינן בנקבו שם אבל עובד כוכבים אפילו בכינוי

proving that blasphemy [<i>nokeb</i>] denotes cursing. But perhaps it teaches that both offences must be perpetrated?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., only he who both blasphemes, that is, utters the ineffable Name, and curses it, is executed. ');">¹⁹</span>

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