כשר

See also: כּשר

Hebrew

Root
כ־שׁ־ר (k-sh-r)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

כָּשֵׁר • (kashér) (feminine כְּשֵׁרָה, masculine plural כְּשֵׁרִים, feminine plural כְּשֵׁרוֹת)

1. fit, proper, legitimate
2. kosher

   הסוכה שלו אינה כשרה.

   hasuká sheló einá ksherá.

   His sukkah is not kosher.

Derived terms

• כַּשְׁרוּת (“kashrut”)
• גְּלָאט כָּשֵׁר (glat kashér)

Descendants

• → French: casher
• → Yiddish: כּשר (kosher)
  • → Dutch: koosjer
  • → English: kosher
  • → German: koscher
  • → Romanian: cușer
  • → Russian: коше́рный (košérnyj)

Noun

כֹּשֶׁר • (kósher) m

1. defective spelling of כושר