klipe

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Definitions

  • n. A nag, shrew.

  • n. An evil spirit.

Example Sentences

  • "The beloved is forbidden, and the mother, attempting to wrest the couple apart, is described as a klipe, a term from the Kabbalistic tradition for the husks of impurity that prevent divine holiness from being revealed." (source)

  • "With this, he created the first klipe [evil spirit]that was also the greatest worldly wisdom." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y קליפּה klipe

      • Who Uses This

      • 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).

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