"pilpul" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew פלפול (pilpúl). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|פלפול||tr=pilpúl}} Hebrew פלפול (pilpúl) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pilpul (uncountable)
  1. Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pilpul-en-noun-Tz4TrX-C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20
  2. (Judaism) Penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, especially in Talmudic study. Tags: Judaism, uncountable Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-pilpul-en-noun-e9JzhxX1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pilpulism, pilpulist, pilpulistic
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