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mesirah

mesirah noun: the act by which one Jew reports the conduct of another Jew to a non-rabbinic authority in a manner prescribed by Rabbinic Law.

Noun

mesirah (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The act by which one Jew reports the conduct of another Jew to a non-rabbinic authority in a manner prescribed by Rabbinic Law.

Forms of mesirah

alternative formmesira

Origin of mesirah

From Hebrew מְסִירָה f (m'sira, “a turning over”).

Questions about mesirah

What does mesirah mean?
Mesirah means the act by which one Jew reports the conduct of another Jew to a non-rabbinic authority in a manner prescribed by Rabbinic Law.
What part of speech is mesirah?
Mesirah is a noun.

Words near mesirah in the dictionary

  1. mesiopulpal
  2. mesiotemporal
  3. mesioventral
  4. mesioventrally
  5. mesira
  6. mesirah
  7. mesisol
  8. mesisols
  9. mesistele
  10. mesisteles
  11. mesite

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