haara

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Definitions

  • n. Insight.

  • n. A comment, remark.

Example Sentences

  • “He usually paskens with a haara on the original sugya.” (Weiser)

  • “He's a big cynic and has a haara for everything.” (Weiser)

  • "Another haara (not connected to above) is the mehalech of bechinas dovid similar to the avodah of the shevatim of toraso umnaso as opposed to yosef or no shachis?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y הערה heore

      • 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

      hara, harah, haarah, h'arah, h'ara, ha'arah, ha'ara

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