hislahavus

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Definitions

  • n. Enthusiasm, fervor.

Example Sentences

  • “If you start the Daf with some hislahavus, you won't lose interest.” (Weiser)

  • "a fantastic shiur. a) the delivery b) the translation of all the text....and as always, your hislahavus in giving it over as the rebbi explained it w/o changing it (שלא שינה) ." (source)

  • "The Hasidim in the shtibl quickly grasped the tune and sang it with great joy, dveykes, and hislayves." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y התלהבֿות hislayves

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      hislayvus, hisleyvus, hisleivus, hislayvis, hisleyvis, hisleivis, hislayves, hisleyves, hisleives

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