You Gotta HEAR this one - in Mishnah T'rumah 1:2 we are told that
«The heireish that the Sages discuss in EVERY case is one who can neither speak nor hear»
Yet Bartenura and Kehatti say "Lav Davqa" right away because the Opening Mishnah in Hagigah and the Talmud there define Heireish as one can even speak but cannot hear. Bartenura adds another exceptional case re: Halitzah.
Sh'ma Minah again :-)*, that "ein l'meidin [too much] min hakklalot"
Shalom
RRW
* as previously noted "s'feiq d'rabbana l'haqeil" was another generality that generated exceptions.
Even Simple Generalities are Generally more complex than they might seem!
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End of Terumos 4a (vilna), within 1:1 (admittedly the previous mishnah, but same general discussion):
ותנינן חרש שדיברו חכמים בכל מקום שאינו לא שומע ולא מדבר הדא מסייע לרבי יונה דרבי יונה אמר הדא אמרה דלית כללין דר' כללין:
The source of the notion that Rebbe's general rules have exceptions is Rabbi Yonah. Which is where the Bartenura and RPKehati probably get it.
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