machmir
Pronunciations
machmir | (makh-meer) | listen |
Definitions
adj. Stringent, "taking the stricter position on an issue" (Weiser).
adj. Meticulous.
Example Sentences
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
מחמיר
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- View More
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings
makhmir, mahmir
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