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peshat

peshat noun: a method of interpretation of a text using the face-value, literal meaning.

Noun

peshat (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) A method of interpretation of a text using the face-value, literal meaning.
    • We use the tools of modern-day p'shat to recover ancient Scripture.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page xx

Forms of peshat

alternative formp'shat

Origin of peshat

From Hebrew פְּשָׁט.

Questions about peshat

What does peshat mean?
Peshat means a method of interpretation of a text using the face-value, literal meaning.
What part of speech is peshat?
Peshat is a noun.

Words near peshat in the dictionary

  1. pesh-kabz
  2. pesh-qabz
  3. pesharim
  4. peshash
  5. peshashes
  6. peshat
  7. Peshawar
  8. Peshawar Division
  9. Peshawaree
  10. Peshawarees
  11. Peshawari

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