ferenfer

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Definitions

  • v. To settle, resolve.

  • v. To justify.

Example Sentences

  • “I am still unable to ferenfer all the stiros in my theory." (Weiser)

  • “After he was thrown out of yeshiva, he had to ferenfer himself to his parents.” (Weiser)

  • "This seems to contradict the rambam you brought, or possibly you can ferenfer that rambam the way the mishnah berurah does(as does every other posek on the spot) that the rambam was talking about a case that’s nt shayach anymore today since we take schar for learning nowadays, he brings other reasons why there’s no problem in being supported today at all." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרענפֿערן farenfern

      • 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

      farenfer

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