bifraht
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Definitions

  • adv. Particularly; in particular.

Example Sentences

  • “He's a nice guy generally and a good learner bifraht.” (Weiser)

  • "True, there was a custom in certain Litvishe Yeshivas to dress very stylish, at times with lighter colored clothing, etc., bifrat the talmidim (as opposed to the hanholoh)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH בפרט > Y בפֿרט bifrat

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      bifrat

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