meyzid

Edit

Pronunciations

meyzid (MEY-zeed) listen

Record a Pronunciation

Definitions

  • n. One who commits a sin consciously and deliberately.

Example Sentences

  • "The Torah distinguishes between the deed of a shogeg, a person acting inadvertently, and a meyzid, someone acting with deliberation."

    (source)

Record a Sentence

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מזיד mezid 'intentional'

      • 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
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      mayzid, meizid, mezid, meyzed, mayzed, meized, mezed

Edit     Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.