be mezarez

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Definitions

  • v. To urge, spur into action.

Example Sentences

  • “I even offered my son money to be mezarez him to learn better.” (Weiser)

  • "They are done to fulfill our obligation to care for another You, which hastens Moshiachs coming. Do you not believe that an increase in Torah and Mitzvahs is mezarez the Geula?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • partial English calque of Y מזרז זײַן mezarez zayn

      • 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).

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