be'iyun

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Pronunciations

be'iyun (beh-EE-yihn) listen

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Definitions

  • adv. "With depth and in detail: intensively."

Example Sentences

  • "He learned that sugya so beiyun that it took him most of the zman." (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • בעיון

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      b'iyun, beiyun, be'iyen, beiyen

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