Definitions

  • sent. 'He/she is a model of sincerity'.

Example Sentences

  • "And the requirement that this gold be placed mi-bayit u-mi-chutz, both within and without the Ark, indicates the principle that a true scholar must live in such a manner that he always be tocho keboro, alike inwardly and outwardly." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • תוכו כברו, lit. 'his inside is like his outside'

    • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      tokho kevaro, tocho keboro, tokho keboro

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