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Before you think about food 🍖, do you know what the word kosher really means?
👉 כָּשֵׁר (kosher)?
Most people answer: "Conforms to Jewish dietary laws."
But originally, כָּשֵׁר simply meant:
👉 suitable
👉 appropriate
👉 admissible
It's the same idea as in:
👉 הַחֲשָׁרָה – training
👉 לְהַכְשִׁיר – to train, to make suitable
For example:
👉 הַכְשָׁרַת מוֹרִים – teacher training
👉 הַכְשָׁרָה מִקְצוֹעִית – vocational training
And here's something fun:
👉 אָדָם מֻכְשָׁר – a competent, talented person
👉 אִשָּׁה מֻכְשֶׁרֶת – a competent woman
The link is always the same: competence.
So why is meat considered kosher?
👉 בָּשָׂר כָּשֵׁר
Because it is considered fit for consumption according to the laws of kashrut.
And what about koshering?
👉 לְהַכְשִׁיר
The same verb is used to mean:
✔️ to train someone
✔️ to make something conform to kashrut
This is the richness of Hebrew: behind an everyday word often lies a root and an entire word family.
💬 Tell me in the comments: did you know the original meaning of the word כָּשֵׁר?
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