bechira chofshit

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Definitions

  • n. Free will.

Example Sentences

  • "Man's service only has meaning if man has bechira chofshis, so man had to be created with the ability to choose to sin." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • בְּחִירָה חָפְשִׁית

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      bechira chofshis, bechirah chofshit, bechirah chofshis

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.


    See also bechira.

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