Kal va-homer
Kal va-homer (Heb. ‘light and heavy’). Principle of determining Jewish halakhah: it means that what applies in a less important case will certainly apply in a more important one. The phrase has come to mean an inescapable conclusion.
More From encyclopedia.com
Greenwich Mean Time , Greenwich mean time McCormick & Company, Inc. , mean1 / mēn/ • v. (past and past part. meant / ment/ ) [tr.] 1. intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify: I do… Meaning , MEANING
What is it for a sentence—or a substantial expression, such as a word or phrase—to have a particular "meaning" in a given language? While it… Fractus , fractus(fracto-) The Latin fractus, meaning ‘broken’, used to describe a species of cloud that has an irregular or ragged form. The term is applied t… Principle , PRINCIPLE
Something first in a certain order, upon which anything else follows. An order of before and after is found in many things and in different… Bludgeon , bludgeon •abrasion, Australasian, equation, Eurasian, evasion, invasion, occasion, persuasion, pervasion, suasion, Vespasian •adhesion, cohesion, Fri…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Kal va-homer