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Yeshivish glossary term

ne'ekar

נעקר

Meaning

  • uprooted or cancelled, especially an established veset

Alternate spellings

neekar

Usage and context

Technical term for a veset that no longer requires observance after the conditions for uprooting it have been met.

Category
family purity - cycle calendar
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

The question is whether the veset was ne'ekar.

Plain-English example

The question is whether the established menstrual pattern was halachically uprooted.