peshat
English
Etymology
From Hebrew פְּשָׁט.
Noun
peshat (uncountable)
- (Judaism) A method of interpretation of a text using the face-value, literal meaning.
- 2001, David L. Lieber; Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page xx:
- We use the tools of modern-day p'shat to recover ancient Scripture.