yotse dofen

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Pronunciations

yotse dofen (YOH-tseh DOE-fin) listen

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Definitions

  • n. An exception, something rare.

  • n. Someone who was born via a cesarean section.

Example Sentences

  • "A yotzei dofen was not eligible to receive the firstborn entitlement. They put it in the Torah in Exodus 13:2, that’s how frequent the problem was." (source)

  • "Filled with exciting stories, riddles, yotzei dofen, Figure-It-Outs and Torah lessons galore, this latest edition in the series keeps you on the trail to fun and values." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH יוצא דופן, a Talmudic term for someone born from a cesarean section, lit. 'out of the side/wall [of the abdomen]' > Y יוצא־דופֿן yoytse-dofn, 'a rare case', MH יוֹצֵא דֹּפֶן yotsé dófen, lit. 'unusual, exceptional'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      yoytse dofen, yotse dofn, yoytse dofn, yoitse dofn, yoitse dofen, yotze dofen, yotze dofn, yotzei dofen, yotzei dofn

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