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TEREFAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does terefah mean? 

TEREFAH (adjective)
  The adjective TEREFAH has 1 sense:

1. not conforming to dietary lawsplay

  Familiarity information: TEREFAH used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEREFAH (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Not conforming to dietary laws

Synonyms:

nonkosher; terefah; tref

Similar:

impure; unclean (having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws)

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)


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