psak
psak noun: a decisive rabbinic ruling on halachic law.
Noun
psak (plural piskei)
- A decisive rabbinic ruling on halachic law.
- By the end of the meal one of them remembered a psak that said that women eating together should make a mezumen. They debated it while I looked in the Shulchan Aruch for anything that says so or otherwise.1999 November 2, Yisroel Markov, “Personal Kiddush”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)
- Words like "reasonable to say" and "arguably" betoken a "gut feeling" rather than a clear psak.2004 October 18, mos...@mm.huji.ac.il, “Simple questions (yah, right)”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
Forms of psak
| plural | piskei |
|---|---|
| alternative form | p'sak |
| alternative form | pesak |
Origin of psak
Borrowed from Hebrew פְּסָק (p'sák).
Questions about psak
- What does psak mean?
- Psak means a decisive rabbinic ruling on halachic law.
- What part of speech is psak?
- Psak is a noun.
- What is the plural of psak?
- The plural of psak is piskei.
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