Definitions

  • n. Enthusiasm, alacrity.

  • n. Reliability.

Example Sentences

  • “It's a pleasure to see how the bochrim come to learn with such zrizus.” (Weiser)

  • Rebbe put him in charge since he has a lot of zrizus.” (Weiser)

  • "Hi does anyone know some eishei tanach who have the middah of zrizus and the situation in which they show this?" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • זריזות

    • 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

      zrisus

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