Yeshivish glossary term
yayin nesech
יין נסך
Meaning
- wine used for idolatrous libation
- Biblically prohibited libation wine
Alternate spellings
yayin nesekh
Usage and context
Often discussed together with stam yeinam, but the two terms are not identical.
- Category
- kashrus - wine
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The Gemara discusses yayin nesech separately from ordinary wine concerns.
Plain-English example
The Talmud discusses wine used for idolatrous libation separately from broader rabbinic wine restrictions.