Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chalav stam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chalav s-tam
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Milk or other dairy product that is assumed to be kosher despite not being supervised by a mashgiach.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There are certainly those that maintain that for a doctor to drive home from the hospital on Shabbos or for a God-fearing Jew to eat chalav stam is perfectly lawful and legitimate and should not be viewed as concessionary practices."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חלב סתם (literally, “plain milk”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

cholov stam (alternative)

Questions

What does chalav stam mean?: Milk or other dairy product that is assumed to be kosher despite not being supervised by a mashgiach.
Where does chalav stam come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew חלב סתם (literally, “plain milk”).

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