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כשר and פסול
In Mishnah, כשר and פסול often classify whether an object, person, act, testimony, or procedure meets the relevant legal requirements. The natural English changes with the subject: “valid,” “fit,” “qualified,” or “acceptable” may be better than one fixed translation.
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כשר · פסול
ORIGINAL
RH2-009
kasher · pasul
READING
Approved transliteration
valid/fit · invalid/disqualified
MEANING
Rabbinic Hebrew
REMEMBER
Read כשר/פסול as a legal validity contrast tied to the subject under discussion.