makpid al kalah k'chamurah - Jewish English Lexicon

makpid al kalah k'chamurah

Definitions

adj. 'Meticulous regarding a light (commandment) as a strict (commandment)'; describing a person who meticulously observes all commandments.

Example Sentences

"The Torah was the center of Rav Yechiel’s life and from a young age, he was noheig to be extremely medakdeik in halacha and was makpid al kalah k’chamura." (source)

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Languages of Origin

Textual Hebrew

Etymology

מַקְפִּיד עַל קַלָּה כַּחֲמוּרָה

Who Uses This

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

Regions

North America

Dictionaries

None

Alternative Spellings

makpid al kalah k'chamurah, makpid al kala k'chamurah, makpid al kala kchamurah, makpid al kalah kchamurah

Notes

See also makpid.

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