etzem

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Definitions

  • adj. Actual.

  • adj. Utter, very.

  • adj. “Having the essential nature of (used in the sense of the reflexive pronoun): ITSELF, THEMSELVES.” (Weiser)

Example Sentences

  • “The etzem physical fight was less violent than the verbal argument.” (Weiser)

  • “The etzem idea of vacation makes me daydream.” (Weiser)

  • “It's less the taste of the food here that bothers me than the etzem quality.” (Weiser)

  • "Do you think nowadays Pesach “excuses” (e.g. pasta,potato bread, etc.) ruin the whole etzem of Pesach?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y עצם etsem

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      etsem

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