shiur
English
Etymology
From Hebrew שיעור \\ שִׁעוּר.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃiː.ɚ/, /ˈʃiːɹ/, /ʃiˈuːɹ/
Noun
shiur (plural shiurs or shiurim)
- A lesson on a topic in the Torah.
- 2009 April 4, Samuel G. Freedman, “A Jewish Holiday, Once Every 28 Years”, in New York Times:
- Rabbi Bleich’s theological discourse on the topic, known as a shiur, has been viewed more than 4,000 times and downloaded nearly 1,000 from the Yeshiva University Web site “Torah Online .”
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