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Pilpul is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Pilpul in a sentence

Pilpul meaning

  1. Synonym of sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling.
  2. Penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, especially in Talmudic study.

Using Pilpul

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling. | Penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, especially in Talmudic study.
  • In the example corpus, pilpul often appears in combinations such as: term pilpul, pilpul was.

Context around Pilpul

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

term 2× criticized 1×

Often after:

practitioners 1×

Sentence patterns with Pilpul

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

hebrew criticized pilpul for an 1× pilpul practitioners posited 1× the term pilpul was applied 1× the term pilpul was increasingly 1× usage of pilpul in this 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the term pilpul 2× but the popular 1× pilpul practitioners posited 1× usage of pilpul 1×

Common sentence endings:

casuistic and hairsplitting 1× on intellectual acuity 1× or contradiction whatsoever 1× this method demanded 1× type of study 1×

Words around Pilpul

Just before it in the word index:

pilots 1.555 piloto 4 pilotless 10 piloting 149 piloti 7 pilothouse 7

Just after it in the word index:

pils 9 pilsen 29 pilsener 2 pilshchykov 3 pilsner 27 pilsners 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Pilpul

  • In this selection, "pilpul" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term, criticized and practitioners stand out and add context to how "pilpul" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include hebrew criticized pilpul for an and pilpul practitioners posited. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pilpul" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pilpul

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The term pilpul was applied to this type of study. (10 words)

Pilpul practitioners posited that the Talmud could contain no redundancy or contradiction whatsoever. (13 words)

The term "pilpul" was increasingly applied derogatorily to novellae deemed casuistic and hairsplitting. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

But the popular new method of Talmud study was not without critics; already in the 15th century, the ethical tract Orhot Zaddikim ("Paths of the Righteous" in Hebrew) criticized pilpul for an overemphasis on intellectual acuity. (36 words)

Usage of pilpul in this sense (that of "sharp analysis") harks back to the Talmudic era and refers to the intellectual sharpness this method demanded. (25 words)

Pilpul practitioners posited that the Talmud could contain no redundancy or contradiction whatsoever. (13 words)

Example sentences (5)

But the popular new method of Talmud study was not without critics; already in the 15th century, the ethical tract Orhot Zaddikim ("Paths of the Righteous" in Hebrew) criticized pilpul for an overemphasis on intellectual acuity.

Pilpul practitioners posited that the Talmud could contain no redundancy or contradiction whatsoever.

The term pilpul was applied to this type of study.

The term "pilpul" was increasingly applied derogatorily to novellae deemed casuistic and hairsplitting.

Usage of pilpul in this sense (that of "sharp analysis") harks back to the Talmudic era and refers to the intellectual sharpness this method demanded.

Common combinations with pilpul

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pilpul" in a sentence?
An example: "But the popular new method of Talmud study was not without critics; already in the 15th century, the ethical tract Orhot Zaddikim ("Paths of the Righteous" in Hebrew) criticized pilpul for an overemphasis on intellectual acuity." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "pilpul" from authentic English texts.
What does "pilpul" mean?
Pilpul means: Synonym of sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling.
How many example sentences with "pilpul" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "pilpul", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.