prutah

Definitions

• two cents (fig.)
• 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

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

shave prutah, shave pruta, shavah prutah, shavah pruta, shava prutah, pruta, shava pruta, shaveh prutah, shaveh pruta

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).