pilpul

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew פלפול‎ (pilpúl).

Noun

pilpul (uncountable)

  1. Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling.
  2. (Judaism) Penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, especially in Talmudic study.

Derived terms
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