kezayit

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Pronunciations

kezayit (keh-ZAI-yeet) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A halakhic measure for the minimum amount that may not be eaten of a prohibited substance or that must be eaten to fulfill a commandment.

Example Sentences

  • "Rambam specified that a 'grogeret' (dried fig) was one-third of a beytza, making this the maximum size for a kezayit." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כזית‎ kezayit 'like an olive'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      kezayis, kazayit, kizayit, k'zayit, kzayit, kazayis, kizayis, k'zayis, kzayis

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