issur d'oraita

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Definitions

  • n. Something forbidden by the rabbis, as opposed to the Torah.

  • n. Something strongly forbidden.

Example Sentences

  • "The issur d’oraita applies only to eating meat and milk that were cooked together; Chazal extended the issur to eating them together even if they were not cooked together. This is also true for meat of a chayah and of poultry." (source)

  • "You might say, half-jokingly, that parking on a double-yellow line or sitting in your father's chair are issurim m'doraita." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Aramaic

Etymology

  • TH איסור, lit. 'prohibition' + A דְּאוֹרַיְתָא 'of the Torah'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      issur d'oreita, issur d'oraisa, issur d'oreisa, isur d'oreisa, isur d'oraisa, isur d'oreita, isur d'oraita, issur m'd'oraita

Notes

  • plural: 'issurim d'oraita'

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