bishul

Meaning

• cooking
• the halachic category of cooking by heat

Alternate spellings

bishel

Usage and context

A central halachic term for cooking. In the list of the 39 melachos, the Mishnah names ofeh, baking; practical Shabbos discussion commonly treats cooking within this labor category.

Example in Yeshivish

The issue is one of bishul on Shabbos.

Plain-English example

The issue concerns cooking on Shabbos.