Yeshivish glossary term
chiddush
חידוש
Meaning
- a novel insight
- a new interpretation
- a surprising point
Alternate spellings
chidush, hiddush
Usage and context
In study it is an original or newly noticed idea. In conversation it can also refer, sometimes dryly, to something presented as surprising or new.
- Category
- yeshiva and Torah study
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The main chiddush of the shiur was the distinction between the two cases.
Plain-English example
The main new insight of the lesson was the distinction between the two cases.