nevelah
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nevelah (neh-VEY-lah) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Meat that was not slaughtered according to kashrut.

Example Sentences

  • "The Torah teaches (see Devarim 14:21) that nevelah cannot be eaten, rather that it should be given or sold to a non-Jew." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • נְבֵלָה

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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      Alternative Spellings

      nevela, neveila, neveilah, neveylah, neveyla, nevayla, nevaylah, nevaila, nevailah

Notes

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

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