Questions tagged [hermeneutics]

According to wikipedia: There is a dispute regarding the thirteen principles: Either the kal va-chomer is unique among the thirteen rules in that it may be applied by anyone in any circumstance in which it logically applies and the remaining twelve…

It is my understanding that the hermeneutic principles are used as support to a list of masoretic facts that chazal had, is that true or did they use them to devise new rules? This is only with regards to halacha not Aggada.