pilpul

noun
/ˈpɪlˌpʊl/

Etymology

From Hebrew פִּלְפּוּל (pilpúl).

  1. borrowed from פִּלְפּוּל

Definitions

  1. Synonym of sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling.

  2. Penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, especially in…

    Penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, especially in Talmudic study.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pilpul. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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