choiv

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Definitions

  • n. A debt, duty.

Example Sentences

  • “He has a choiv of a hundred dollars from making stupid sporting bets with the younger bochrim.” (Weiser)

  • "It’s a Choiv for all to see this tour as it allows you to experience Bemuchash the Bais Hamikdash" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH חובֿ < חוב khoyv 'obligation'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      khoiv, choyv, khoyv

Notes

  • plural: 'choivos'

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