teva
Pronunciations
Definitions
n. Nature.
n. Character (quality of a person or thing).
Example Sentences
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
- Modern Hebrew
Etymology
טבע 'nature; character; imprint'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
- North America
- South Africa
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
tevah
Notes
Independently used by campers (Modern Hebrew borrowing) and in Yeshivish circles (Textual Hebrew). Also found in Yiddish, where it has the same meanings ('nature; character').
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