chomer

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Definitions

  • n. Material, substance.

  • n. The physical world or body.

Example Sentences

  • "In addition, the more holy sparks that are collected and glued together the stronger and more transformed is the khoymer [flesh], the face of gashmies [materiality] into rukhnies [spirituality] and the greater the mides-hrin [the full severity of the law] is transformed into -horakhmim [forgiveness, pity]." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH חֹמֶר chomer > Y חומר khoymer

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      chomair, khomer

Notes

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

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