חייב · פטור · מותר · אסור
ORIGINALRH-V01
Hebrew Letters · Rabbinic Hebrew Working Vocabulary
Legal status
RH-V01HebrewSquare Hebrew script and Masoretic reading notation
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
חייב · פטור · מותר · אסור
Transliterationḥayav · patur · mutar · asur
Plain meaningobligated/liably responsible · exempt · permitted · prohibited
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Legal status
This vocabulary group gives the learner the legal status words that frequently determine the result of a Mishnah case. The course keeps two contrasts distinct: חייב/פטור primarily concern obligation or liability, while מותר/אסור concern permission and prohibition. טמא/טהור and כשר/פסול form two additional legal-status pairs. Reading these words instantly allows the learner to see what question the Mishnah is answering before every detail of the case has been translated.
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ḥayav · patur · mutar · asur
READINGApproved transliteration
obligated/liably responsible · exempt · permitted · prohibited
MEANINGHebrew
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חייב obligated/liability · פטור exempt · מותר permitted · אסור prohibited · טמא ritually impure · טהור ritually pure · כשר valid/fit · פסול invalid/disqualified.