be mechuyav

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Definitions

  • v. To be obliged.

  • v. To be responsible.

  • v. To be duty-bound.

  • v. To be indebted.

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Example Sentences

  • “A citizen is mechuyav to register with the draft.” (Weiser)

  • “The Menahel is mechuyav to provide a financial statement of the yeshiva to the major donors.” (Weiser)

  • “He felt he was mechuyav to volunteer to help his Rebbe build a Sukkah.” (Weiser)

  • “I can't look him in the eye until I'm no longer mechuyav so much money to him.” (Weiser)

  • "It’s our duty to seek to be mechuyav (obligated) in the Mitzvot since they are for our own good, even if we have all 'halachic' justification to abstain from them." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • English 'be' + TH > Y מחויבֿ mekhuyev 'obliged, obligated'

      • 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

      be mekhuyav, be mechuyev, be mekhuyev

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