Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: het-er
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Special permission from a rabbi to break a commandment.

Example Sentences

"What comes to mind is the famous issue on ZIM SHIPPING - an Israeli company owned by Jews and they tried to get a heter for running their ships on Shabbos."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew הֶתֵּר (hetér, “permission”).

Inflected Forms

heterim (plural)

Questions

What does heter mean?: Special permission from a rabbi to break a commandment.
Where does heter come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew הֶתֵּר (hetér, “permission”).

How to pronounce heter

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