Etymology

chayav

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Today it means: responsible, culpable, obligated, typically in either the fulfillment of a mitzvah or in receiving punishment from a beit din Full definition →

Hebrew חַיָּב
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromחַיָּב“liable, culpable, obligated”
  2. English todaychayav

Borrowed from Hebrew חַיָּב (chayáv, “liable, culpable, obligated”).

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