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machloket

/mɑxˈloʊkɛt/

machloket noun: a halachic dispute, disagreement.

Noun

machloket (plural machlokot)

  1. (Judaism) a halachic dispute, disagreement
    • The answer to every question is “there is a machloket about it.”

Forms of machloket

pluralmachlokot
alternative formmachlokes

Origin of machloket

From Hebrew מחלוקת / מַחְלֹקֶת.

Questions about machloket

What does machloket mean?
Machloket means a halachic dispute, disagreement.
What part of speech is machloket?
Machloket is a noun.
How do you pronounce machloket?
Machloket is pronounced /mɑxˈloʊkɛt/.
What is the plural of machloket?
The plural of machloket is machlokot.

Words near machloket in the dictionary

  1. machismo
  2. machismos
  3. Machist
  4. Machists
  5. Machlin
  6. machloket
  7. machlokot
  8. machlomovirus
  9. machlomoviruses
  10. machlovirus
  11. machloviruses

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