safek
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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- 12
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- 5
Definition of safek
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Judaism)A doubt, uncertainty
“The safek inherent in whether the dead brother had a child or not.”
“What's "ethnically" Hungarian about them? Perhaps, and I have some sfekot, [they are] ethnically Jewish.”
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noun
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(Judaism)A doubt, uncertainty
“The safek inherent in whether the dead brother had a child or not.”
“What's "ethnically" Hungarian about them? Perhaps, and I have some sfekot, [they are] ethnically Jewish.”
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(Judaism)A possibility, chance
“Even in cases where there is some doubt if the intent of marriage existed in both parties, the rabbis might demand that they get divorced with a get, since there is a safek that they may be married according to Torah law and therefore it is best to issue a get to remove all doubt and therefore remove any chance that the woman's future children might be mamzerim.”
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(Judaism)A doubtful case; something that is up for debate
“However, we rule that it is a safek and accordingly the blessing should not be recited.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew סָפֵק (safék).
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