machloket

English

Alternative forms

  • machlokes

Etymology

From Hebrew מחלוקת / מַחְלֹקֶת.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑxˈloʊkɛt/

Noun

machloket (plural machlokot)

  1. (Judaism) a halachic dispute, disagreement
    The answer to every question is “there is a machloket about it.”