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pilpul

/ˈpɪlˌpʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pilpul
IPA
/ˈpɪlˌpʊl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling.

Uncountable

noun

Penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, especially in Talmudic study.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Hebrew פִּלְפּוּל (pilpúl).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: פִּלְפּוּל

Usage

Inflected Forms

pilpl (alternative) pilpool (alternative)

Derived Forms

pilpulic pilpulism pilpulist pilpulistic

Synonyms

sophistry hair-splitting quibbling

Questions

How do you pronounce pilpul?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪlˌpʊl/.
What does pilpul mean?
Synonym of sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling.
Where does pilpul come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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