Definition of Terefah

1. Adjective. Not conforming to dietary laws.

Exact synonyms: Nonkosher, Tref
Category relationships: Judaism
Similar to: Impure, Unclean

Definition of Terefah

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of treyf) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Terefah

1. tref [adj] - See also: tref

Lexicographical Neighbors of Terefah

terebras
terebrating
terebration
terebrations
terebratula
terebratulas
terebratulid
terebratulids
terebratuliform
teredine
teredines
teredinid
teredo
teredos
terefa
terefah (current term)
terek
tereks
terephah
terephthalate
terephthalates
terephthalic
terephthalic acid
terephthaloyl chloride
teres
teres major
teres major muscle
teres minor
teres minor muscle
teres muscle

Literary usage of Terefah

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jewish Ceremonial Institutions and Customs by William Rosenau (1903)
"animals are " terefah " which are found unsound, have died," or are killed by other means than that of slaughtering. It is hardly necessary to state, ..."

2. Jewish Ceremonial Institutions and Customs by William Rosenau (1912)
"animals are " terefah " which are found unsound, have died," or are killed by other means than that of slaughtering. It is hardly necessary to state, ..."

3. The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Guide to Its Contents, an Aid to Its Use by Joseph Jacobs (1906)
"... or salting the meat before cooking it; compare also terefah (Eisenstein). Theological aspects of individual life are represented in the ..."

4. Immigrant Health and the Community by Michael Marks Davis (1921)
"... animals that are suffering from some malady or that have died a natural death or had eaten poison are regarded as terefah and may not be used. ..."

5. Foods of the Foreign-born in Relation to Health by Bertha M. Wood (1922)
"Products of animals that are suffering from some malady or that have died a natural death or had eaten poison are regarded as "terefah," unclean, ..."

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