PILPUL — (Heb. פִּלְפּוּל), a collective term denoting various methods of talmudic study and exposition, especially by the use of subtle legal, conceptual, and casuistic differentiation. The word is derived from pilpel ( pepper ), indicating that these… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Pilpul — (hebräisch Pilpul, genaueste Untersuchung, von hebräisch Pilpel, Pfeffer bzw. Pfefferung) bezeichnet Methoden des Talmudstudiums, die durch logische Analyse und genaue Ausdifferenzierung aller denkbaren Aspekte und dafür und dagegen sprechender… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pilpul — (Hebrew: פלפול, loosely meaning sharp analysis ) refers to a method of studying the Talmud through intense textual analysis in attempts to either explain conceptual differences between various halakhic rulings or to reconcile any apparent… … Wikipedia
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. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilpul — pilpulist, n. pilpulistic, adj. /pil pool/, n. a method of disputation among rabbinical scholars regarding the interpretation of Talmudic rules and principles or Scripture that involves the development of careful and often excessively subtle… … Universalium
pilpul — ˈpilˌpül noun ( s) Etymology: Aramaic & Hebrew pilpūl, from pilpēl to search, argue : critical analysis and hairsplitting : casuistic argumentation especially among Jewish scholars on talmudic subjects : rabbinical dialectic … Useful english dictionary
Pilpul — Pilpoul Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pilpoul (homonymie). Le pilpoul (dérivé du mot pilpel, poivre, littéralement « raisonnement aiguisé ») est une méthode introduite vers 1500 en Pologne, qui consiste en une étude systématique du… … Wikipédia en Français
pilpul — noun Sophistry, hair splitting, quibbling … Wiktionary
pilpul — pil·pul … English syllables
pilpul — A subtle debate between rabbincal scholars over the details of the Talmud … Grandiloquent dictionary
