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pshat

pshat is the alternative form of peshat.

Meaning of peshat

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

Questions about pshat

What is pshat the alternative form of?
Pshat is the alternative form of peshat.

Words near pshat in the dictionary

  1. psgrs
  2. PSGs
  3. psh
  4. psha
  5. pshah
  6. pshat
  7. Pshav
  8. Pshavi
  9. Pshavian
  10. Pshavs
  11. pshaw

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