Meanings
comparative more chayav · superlative most chayav · alternative chayev · alternative chayov · alternative hayav · alternative khayav
- Judaismtypically followed by for or toresponsible, culpable, obligated, typically in either the fulfillment of a mitzvah or in receiving punishment from a beit din
Say someone becomes niftar and owes a petty sum (under 100 currency units) is his next-of-kin chayav to pay his debts under halachah?
2014 July 13, Noach MiFrankfurt, Mi Yodeya, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2021Antonyms: patur
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveresponsible, culpable, obligated, typically in either the fulfillment of a mitzvah or in receiving punishment from a beit din
Origin
- Hebrewחַיָּב“liable, culpable, obligated”
- Englishchayav
Borrowed from Hebrew חַיָּב (chayáv, “liable, culpable, obligated”).
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