musag

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Definitions

  • n. Understanding, apprehension.

  • n. A concept.

Example Sentences

  • “He never pays attention and has no musag of what's going on around him.” (Weiser)

  • “He got a tutor because he didn't understand the musag they were working on in class.” (Weiser)

  • "most Ashkenazim have no musag the mentality of Sefardim." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH מושג > Y מושׂג museg

      • 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

      moosag

Notes

  • Plural musagim.

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