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nishtaneh hateva

nishtaneh hateva phrase: material conditions have changed in such a way that an earlier pronouncement no longer applies; or that an earlier statement was not incorrect but merely describing how things were at the time.

Phrase

nishtaneh hateva

  1. (Jewish) Material conditions have changed in such a way that an earlier pronouncement no longer applies; or that an earlier statement was not incorrect but merely describing how things were at the time.

Origin of nishtaneh hateva

Borrowed from Hebrew נשתנה הטבע

Questions about nishtaneh hateva

What does nishtaneh hateva mean?
Nishtaneh hateva means material conditions have changed in such a way that an earlier pronouncement no longer applies; or that an earlier statement was not incorrect but merely describing how things were at the time.
What part of speech is nishtaneh hateva?
Nishtaneh hateva is a phrase.

Words near nishtaneh hateva in the dictionary

  1. Nishizawas
  2. Nishizumi
  3. Nishizumis
  4. Nishnaabe
  5. Nishnaabemwin
  6. nishtaneh hateva
  7. Nishtha
  8. nisi
  9. nisi prius
  10. Nisibene
  11. Nisibenes

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