yesod
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Definitions
n. "Basis, or essential, guiding principle: fundamental" (Weiser); "foundation" (Steinmetz, Dictionary of Jewish Usage; Eisenberg & Scolnic); "groundwork" (Steinmetz, Yiddish and English).
Example Sentences
"The yesoid of this store is to sell anything, as long as it costs under $1.00." (Weiser)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
יְסוֹד y'sod 'base, foundation'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
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- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings
yesoid
Notes
Yesod is the 9th of the 10 sefirot (aspects of God) in Kabbalah.
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