Pilpul: Pilpul is a term that has entered the English language as a figure of speech for casuistry. It is borrowed from a Hebrew term for a particular method of studying the Talmud through intense textual analysis in attempts to either ... [100%] 2023-03-02 [Judaism] [Bible]...
Pilpul: The word is derived from the verb "pilpel" (lit. to spice," "to season," and in a metaphorical sense, "to dispute violently" [Tosef. Since by such disputation the subject is in a way spiced and seasoned, the word has come to ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
Pilpul: Pilpul ((HE) : פלפול, liberamente tradotto come "analisi dettagliata") deriva dal verbo "pilpel" che letteralmente significa “condire”, “speziare” e in senso lato “dibattere violentemente”. Poiché con tale dibattito la materia viene per così dire “condita” e “arricchita”, la parola stessa si identifica con analisi ... [100%] 2025-07-24
Pilpul: Pilpul (Hebrew: פלפול, loosely meaning 'sharp analysis'; from פִּלְפֵּל (pilpel) 'pepper') is 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 contradictions presented from various ... (Method of studying the Talmud through intense textual analysis) [100%] 2025-07-25 [Talmud concepts and terminology]
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