issur hana'ah
Definitions
n. A prohibition banning one from deriving any benefit whatsoever from a prohibited item or action, including eating, selling, or keeping the item (such as chametz on Passover).
Example Sentences
"The reason is that when one gives a present it generates good will, and in that context the giver of the present is (also) considered to be benefiting from the gift. Therefore one may not give issurei hana’ah as a gift to someone else." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה, lit. 'prohibition (of) enjoyment'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
issur hana'a, issur hanaah, issur hanaa, isur hana'ah, isur hanaah, isur hanaa, isur hana'a, isser hana'ah, isser hanaah, isser hanaa, isser hana'a
Notes
plural: 'issurei hana'ah'
Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.
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