Kiddushin 49B

מאי תורה ⁠– מדרש תורה. והני מילי דאמר לה: ״תנינא״, אבל אמר לה: ״תנא אנא״, עד דתני הילכתא, ספרא, וסיפרי, ותוספתא.

What is the meaning of: Torah, that R' Yoḥanan said? It is homiletic interpretation of the Torah. And this statement applies only if he said to her: I study [taneina]. But if he says to her: I am a tanna [tanna ana], she is not betrothed unless he studies halakha, i.e., Mishnah, Sifra and Sifrei, and Tosefta.

״על מנת שאני תלמיד״⁠ – אין אומרים כשמעון בן עזאי וכשמעון בן זומא, אלא, כל ששואלין אותו בכל מקום דבר אחד בתלמודו ואומרו, ואפילו במסכתא דכלה. ״על מנת שאני חכם״⁠ – אין אומרים כחכמי יבנה, כרבי עקיבא וחביריו, אלא, כל ששואלים אותו דבר חכמה בכל מקום ואומרה.

If a man says to a woman: Be betrothed to me on the condition that I am a student of Torah, one does not say that he must be a student who is scholarly like Shimon ben Azzai or like Shimon ben Zoma, who were called students despite their great knowledge, as they were never ordained. Rather, it means anyone who, when he is asked one matter in any topic of his studies, responds appropriately and can say what he has learned, and this suffices even if his statement was in the tractate of Kalla. Similarly, if a man says to a woman: Be betrothed to me on the condition that I am a scholar, one does not say that he must be like the scholars of Yavne, like R' Akiva and his colleagues. Rather, it is referring to anyone who, when he is asked about a matter of wisdom on any topic related to the Torah, responds appropriately and can say what he has learned.

״על מנת שאני גבור״⁠ – אין אומרים כאבנר בן נר וכיואב בן צרויה, אלא כל שחביריו מתיראים ממנו מפני גבורתו. ״על מנת שאני עשיר״⁠ – אין אומרים כרבי אלעזר בן חרסום וכרבי אלעזר בן עזריה, אלא כל שבני עירו מכבדים אותו מפני עושרו.

If a man says to a woman: Be betrothed to me on the condition that I am strong, one does not say that he must be as strong as Abner ben Ner, King Saul’s cousin and general, or as strong as Joab ben Zeruiah, King David’s nephew and general. Rather, it means anyone of whom others are afraid due to his strength. If a man says to a woman: Be betrothed to me on the condition that I am wealthy, one does not say he must be as wealthy as R' Elazar ben Ḥarsom or as wealthy as R' Elazar ben Azarya, but rather it can refer to anyone who is honored by the members of his town due to his wealth.