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shiur

/ˈʃiː.ɚ/UK/ˈʃiːʊə/

shiur noun: a lesson on a topic in the Tanakh.

Noun

shiur (plural shiurs or shiurim)

  1. (Judaism) A lesson on a topic in the Tanakh.
    • Rabbi Bleich’s theological discourse on the topic, known as a shiur, has been viewed more than 4,000 times and downloaded nearly 1,000 from the Yeshiva University Web site “Torah Online.”2009 April 4, Samuel G. Freedman, “A Jewish Holiday, Once Every 28 Years”, in New York Times

Forms of shiur

pluralshiurs
pluralshiurim

Origin of shiur

From Hebrew שִׁעוּר (shi'úr).

Words that rhyme with shiur

Questions about shiur

What does shiur mean?
Shiur means a lesson on a topic in the Tanakh.
What part of speech is shiur?
Shiur is a noun.
How do you pronounce shiur?
Shiur is pronounced /ˈʃiː.ɚ/.
What is the plural of shiur?
The plural of shiur is shiurs.

Words near shiur in the dictionary

  1. Shitzu
  2. Shitzus
  3. Shiu
  4. Shiuhing
  5. Shiukwan
  6. shiur
  7. shiurim
  8. shiurs
  9. Shius
  10. shiv
  11. shiv'ah

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