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beth shammai

Beth Sham·mai
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beys, beyt shah-mahy]
    • /beɪs, beɪt ˈʃɑ maɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beys, beyt shah-mahy]
    • /beɪs, beɪt ˈʃɑ maɪ/

Definition of beth shammai words

  • noun beth shammai the school of Jewish legal thought and hermeneutics founded in Jerusalem in the 1st century b.c. by the Jewish teacher Shammai and characterized by an austere or rigid interpretation of Jewish law and tradition. 1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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