issur

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew איסור.

Noun

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issur (plural issurim)

  1. (Judaism) A prohibition; something forbidden.
    • 2003 July 20, bac...@vms.huji.ac.il, “Re; For Julie”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated[1] (Usenet):
      The C movement has eliminated: mamzerut, the issur of kohen and grusha, permitted eydut of woman, permitted driving on shabbat and half a hundred other issurim.
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