hakpada

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Definitions

  • n. "Self-imposed stringency." (Weiser)

  • n. "Self-imposed ban or prohibition." (Weise)

Example Sentences

  • “I have a hakpada to wear a gartel.” (Weiser)

  • “He has a hakpada on playing ball in Elul." (Weiser)

  • "i know this from an experienced RY who has a hakpada on his talmidim not going out with girls that had certain histories because of stories like these, where they ARE perfectly stable etc. and 20 years later it comes back to haunt them." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y הקפּדה hakpode 'strictness'

      • 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

      hakpadah, kepeida, kepeidah, kepayda, kepaydah, kepeyda, kepeydah

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