klapei - Jewish English Lexicon

klapei

Definitions

prep. Concerning, as regards.

Example Sentences

“He only feels chashuv klapei the younger bochrim.” (Weiser)
"Since the halachah is that if someone’s mitzvos and aveiros are even, we are mateh klapei chesed, we will tip the scales in your favor." (source)

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Languages of Origin

Aramaic
Yiddish

Etymology

A כלפי > Y כּלפּי klape

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

klapey, klapay

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