Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

machmir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mach-mir
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being the strictest interpretation of the law; following this interpretation.

Example Sentences

"If I'd let people in my shul know I was gay prior to getting involved with my partner, they would have distanced themselves from me as if I was some kind of pariah. No violation of sex laws even according to the most machmir views; merely the fact of *being* gay."
"Is it serving Hashem to be machmir and resentful, rather than adhere to the letter of the law and be relaxed and happy?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מַחְמִיר (“makhmir”).

Inflected Forms

more machmir (comparative) most machmir (superlative)

Questions

What does machmir mean?: Being the strictest interpretation of the law; following this interpretation.
Where does machmir come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew מַחְמִיר (“makhmir”).

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