פלפול

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
פ־ל־פ־ל (p-l-p-l)

Action noun of פלפל (pilpél), from the root פ־ל־פ־ל (p-l-p-l).

Noun

פִּלְפּוּל • (pilpúl) m (plural indefinite פִּלְפּוּלִם, singular construct פִּלְפּוּל־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling.
  2. (Judaism) Penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, especially in Talmudic study.
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