prutah
prutah
Alternative Spellings
shaveh pruta, shave prutah, shave pruta, shavah prutah, shavah pruta, shava prutah, pruta, shava pruta, shaveh prutah
Definitions
- small change
Example Sentences
- "Can I can add my prutah to this discussion?"
Languages of Origin
Textual Hebrew, Aramaic, Modern Hebrew
Etymology
פרוטה prutah used in Rabbinic literature to refer to money generally, to a coin worth 1/8 of an Issar, and as a legal valuation of worth (Jastrow, 1926, p. 1219); שווה פרוטה shaveh prutah 'a prutah's worth,' a halachic category for the minimum value of a legal transaction
Who Uses This
Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
Regions
North America, Great Britain, South Africa, Australia / New Zealand
Dictionaries
None
Notes
The prutah was the smallest denomination of money during the Second Temple Period in Ancient Israel and also in the early days of the State of Israel (until 1960)
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