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Meaning of heter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Special permission from a rabbi to break a commandment.

Judaism

Examples

“What comes to mind is the famous issue on ZIM SHIPPING - an Israeli company owned by Jews and they tried to get a heter for running their ships on Shabbos.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

heteracanth heteradenia heterandry heteranthery heteranthrene heterarchy