hechrach

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Definitions

  • n. Proof.

Example Sentences

  • “The New York plates are no hechrach that this bus is going to New York.” (Weiser)

  • "The yeshiva's position is that there is takka a hechrach to state Walder is nebich a menuvol, we are finished with his books, we lament all the hurt he's caused, now let's move on." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y הכרח hekhrekh 'necessity'

      • 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

      hekhrakh, hechrech, hekhrekh

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