Yeshivish glossary term
chok tochos
חק תוכות
Meaning
- forming a letter by carving away around it rather than writing it
- prohibited method of creating sacred-script letters
Alternate spellings
chak tochot
Usage and context
A technical law in STaM; application can be intricate.
- Category
- sofrus
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
Do you have the chok tochos?
Plain-English example
Do you have the forming a letter by carving away around it rather than writing it?