The Hebrew term pilpul (Hebrew: פלפול, from `pepper,` loosely meaning `sharp analysis`) refers to a method of studying the Talmud through intense textual analysis in attempts to either explain conceptual differences between various halakhic rulings or to reconcile any apparent contradictions presented from various readings of different te...
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• (n.) Among the Jews, penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, esp. in Talmudic study.
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Pil'pul noun [ Aramaic
pilpūl ; confer Hebrew
pilpel to spice, to season, dispute violently.] Among the Jews, penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, esp. in Talmudic study. --
Pil'pul*ist noun --
Pil`pul*is'tic ...
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pilpul An ingenious, hair-splitting, penetrating argument, especially in Jewish Talmudic study.
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