Etymology

pilpul

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Today it means: Synonym of sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling. Full definition →

Hebrew פִּלְפּוּל
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromפִּלְפּוּל
  2. English todaypilpul

From Hebrew פִּלְפּוּל (pilpúl).

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