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issur

/ˈɪsəɹ/

issur noun: a prohibition; something forbidden.

Noun

issur (plural issurim)

  1. (Judaism) A prohibition; something forbidden.
    • The C movement has eliminated: mamzerut, the issur of kohen and grusha, permitted eydut of woman, permitted driving on shabbat and half a hundred other issurim.2003 July 20, bac...@vms.huji.ac.il, “Re; For Julie”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Forms of issur

pluralissurim
alternative formiser

Origin of issur

Borrowed from Hebrew אִסּוּר.

Questions about issur

What does issur mean?
Issur means a prohibition; something forbidden.
What part of speech is issur?
Issur is a noun.
How do you pronounce issur?
Issur is pronounced /ˈɪsəɹ/.
What is the plural of issur?
The plural of issur is issurim.

Words near issur in the dictionary

  1. issues
  2. issuest
  3. issueth
  4. issuing
  5. issuings
  6. issur
  7. Issus
  8. Issy
  9. Issyk Kul
  10. Issyk-Kul
  11. ist

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