shaichus

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Definitions

  • n. An association, correlation.

  • n. Inkling, understanding.

  • n. Relevance.

  • n. Closeness, communication.

  • v. ('to have shaichus') To have an effect, bearing.

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Example Sentences

  • “He compares the two sugyas, but I can't see the shaichus between them.” (Weiser)

  • “I'm into Chasidus, but I have no shaichus to the kabala you need to know.” (Weiser)

  • “I hear what you're saying, but what's the shaichus to what I said?” (Weiser)

  • “He keeps a shaichus with his old chavrusa even though they haven't learned together for years.” (Weiser)

  • “Your suggestion has no shaichus to my situation.” (Weiser)

  • “I've always liked him, but I don't have much shaichus with him.” (Weiser)

  • "But one would do well to be sure that s/he is following a live expositor of those shitos, for the reality check value and to have a shaichus to someone IRL." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Aramaic
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y שײַכות shaykhes

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      shaikhus, shaychus, shaykhus, sheichus, sheikhus, shaiches, shaikhes, shaykhes, shayches, sheiches, sheikhes

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