Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
posek
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

decisor; legal scholar who decides the Halacha in cases where previous authorities are inconclusive or no halakhic precedent exists.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew פּוֹסֵק (posék, “arbiter”).

Inflected Forms

poseks (plural) poskim (plural)

Questions

What does posek mean?
decisor; legal scholar who decides the Halacha in cases where previous authorities are inconclusive or no halakhic precedent exists.
Where does posek come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew פּוֹסֵק (posék, “arbiter”).

How to pronounce posek

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