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Yeshivish glossary term

tahor

טהור

Meaning

  • ritually pure, masculine
  • pure in halachic terminology

Usage and context

General ritual-purity term. The feminine form tehorah is more common in family-purity discussions.

Category
family purity - status
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

The term tahor means ritually pure.

Plain-English example

The term means ritually pure.