tzad
Pronunciations
| Tzad | (tzahd) | listen |
Definitions
n. Reasoning, basis.
n. An opinion, side.
n. A supposition.
Example Sentences
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“What's your tzad to switch yeshivos?" (Weiser)
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“It seems poshut; I can't hear the two tzads in this inyan.” (Weiser)
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“On the tzad that you're also going, I can give you a ride.” (Weiser)
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"reb e, that’s correct that there’s a strong tzad not to be concerned with what people do as a result of our keeping halacha – we do what we are obligated to do, and if people go off, it’s not our responsibility – because we’re only doing what’s obligatory on us." (source)
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Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
TH צד > Y צד tsad
- 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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Alternative Spellings
tsad
Notes
Plural tzduddim.
See also tzad hashaveh.
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