ki hu zeh

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Definitions

  • n. An iota.

  • n. "Even a small amount"; thing.

Example Sentences

  • “I don't have a ki hu zeh of kavod for someone who learns all day and speaks lashon hara all night." (Weiser)

  • “I wouldn't give him a ki hu zeh for his beat-up, old car." (Weiser)

  • "They owe themselves to their gods only, and nothing you say will make them change not a ki hu zeh from their cult." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y כּי־הוא־זה kihuze

      • 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

      ki hu ze, ki hoo zeh, ki hoo ze, kee hu zeh, kee hu ze, kee hoo ze, kee hoo ze

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