Poroshas beĥukosai begins with the words אם בחוקותי תלכו which rashi, somewhat famously explains, based on toras kohanim that this means 'if we will be עמלים בתורה'.
This is a commonly quoted rashi in many a mashigach's schmooze. I personally have heard this used to refer to gemara b'iyun, constantly thinking about Torah and amount of time spent learning amongst other thing which I can't remember at the moment. There are many aspects of Torah learning to which this phrase could refer.
So my question is what exactly is the toras kohanim's intent when it refers to עמלות בתורה? I don't what to hear what some recent mashgiach said. I'd prefer early sources, I.e. ראשונים but am willing to hear about anything pre-1750 that may be of interest.
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