meforshim

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Pronunciations

meforshim (meh-FAR-shim) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Any set of commentaries on classic religious texts.

  • n. The rabbis who wrote such commentaries.

Example Sentences

  • "Here are a list of the mefarshim/commentaries which we use in this class..."

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  • "For group A, I carefully selected pesukim and mefarshim that we learned together..."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מפרשים 'commentators/exegetes' (singular is מפרש mefaresh), from the verb לפרש lefaresh 'to interpret'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

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      Alternative Spellings

      mefarshim

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