פלפול

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ל־פ־ל (p-l-p-l)

Action noun of פלפל (pilpél), from the root פ־ל־פ־ל (p-l-p-l).

Noun

פִּלְפּוּל • (pilpúl) m (plural indefinite פִּלְפּוּלִם, singular construct פִּלְפּוּל־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

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