pilpul

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hebrew פלפול (pilpúl).

Noun edit

pilpul (uncountable)

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

Derived terms edit

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