posl

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posl (PUH-suul) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Invalid, unfit (for religious use).

Example Sentences

  • "A gambler is posl l'eydus [invalid for legal testimony]."

  • "Hey, you can't wear those tefilin—they're pasull" (Glinert)

  • "Surely a teacher who can't control his temper is pasul for the job." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH פסול pasúl > Y פּסול pósl

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      possul, pusl, passul, posl, pasul

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