shiur

Definitions

• A lesson, lecture, or discourse on biblical or rabbinic texts or other Jewish concepts
• "A measure, size, or rate" (JPS)

Example Sentences

• "Do you know what the rabbi's shiur is on?"

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• שיעור

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

shier