kal v'chomer

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Pronunciations

kal v'chomer (KAL veh HOH-mer) listen
kal v'chomer (kal va-CHOH-mer) listen

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Definitions

  • adv. All the more so; surely, used to indicate if an earlier premise is true, the second will certainly be.

Example Sentences

  • "If one day with her mother-in-law was too much, kal v'chomer a weekend will be!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • קל וחומר

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      kal vachomer, kal v'homer, kal v'khomer, kal vahomer, kal vakhomer

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