פרוזבול
Hebrew
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]It has been suggested that this word is derived from Ancient Greek προσβολή (prosbolḗ). Ernest Klein suggests that פרוזבול is derived from a shortened form of the phrase πρός βουλῇ βουλευτῶν (prós boulêi bouleutôn, “before the assembly of councillors”).
Noun
[edit]פְּרוֹזְבּוֹל • (p'rozbol) m (plural indefinite פְּרוֹזְבּוֹלִים)
- (Jewish law) A document assigning one's promissory notes to a court for collection, used to evade the sabbatical year's nullification of debts.
