Definition of Pilpul. Meaning of Pilpul. Synonyms of Pilpul

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Pilpul. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Pilpul and, of course, Pilpul synonyms and on the right images related to the word Pilpul.

Definition of Pilpul

Pilpul
Pilpul Pil"pul, n. [Aramaic pilp[=u]l; cf. Heb. pilpel to spice, to season, dispute violently.] Among the Jews, penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, esp. in Talmudic study. -- Pil"pul*ist, n. -- Pil`pul*is"tic, a.

Meaning of Pilpul from wikipedia

- Pilpul (Hebrew: פלפול, loosely meaning 'sharp analysis'; from פִּלְפֵּל (pilpel) 'pepper') is a method of studying the Talmud through intense textual analysis...
- of contradiction within the Talmud. The term pilpul was applied to this type of study. Usage of pilpul in this sense (that of "sharp analysis") harks...
- from Bohemia, particularly from the school of Jacob Pollak, the creator of Pilpul ("sharp reasoning"). Shalom Shachna (c. 1500–1558), a pupil of Pollak, is...
- Pilpulist and the author of a number of rabbinical works. Aaron carried the Pilpul method to its extreme limits, and was the author of "Minḥat Aharon" (Aaron's...
- kabbalistic emphasis on Mishnah study and as a reaction against the methods of pilpul; it was aided by the spread of Bertinoro's accessible Hebrew Mishnah commentary...
- marble', Esther 1:6), sermons (Prague, 1617). Known for its criticism of pilpul. Siftei Da'at ('words of wisdom', also Proverbs 20:15), a continuation of...
- whether the emphasis would be placed on beki'ut (breadth) or iyyun (depth). Pilpul, a type of in-depth analytical and casuistic argumentation po****r from...
- Iraqi-born Israeli Jewish writer who wrote in Arabic even after moving to Israel Pilpul, a method of studying the Talmud This disambiguation page lists articles...
- straightforwardness. Among other things, this led him to criticize the pilpul methodology common in yeshivas of his time. He even suggested to avoid learning...
- tractate in sequence, using pilpul (incisive analysis) to connect the ideas in the two places. A special literature of hadran pilpul began appearing at the...