to be machria
Definitions
v. To settle, make a decision.
v. To decide, resolve.
Example Sentences
“He considered a few yeshivas for his son before he was machria on the one farthest from home.” (Weiser)
“I think the hanhalla had been machria before they even heard my suggestion.” (Weiser)
“The bochrim were machria that chaburas should only be held outside of seder.” (Weiser)
"The type of person we are discussing is not qualified to be machria and, therefore, his sefarim cannot be used." (source)
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Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Y מכריע זײַן makhrie zayn
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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to be makhria
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