nimshal

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  • n. The moral or lesson of a parable (mashal).

Example Sentences

  • "The parable, in the times of the Mishna, was well understood, and the sages of the time didn’t need any real explanation to know what the nimshal (the reality, that the parable was portraying) was." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • נִמְשָׁל

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

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Notes

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

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