Hitpalpelut (התפלפלות) means hair-splitting in Hebrew.
It is a noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הִתְפַּלְפֵּלוּת
hitpalpelut
noun
In English
hair-splitting
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hitpalpelut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היפוך בדברים, דיון והתוכחות מתוך חקרנות וחטטנות.
- 2(בהשאלה) דן והתווכח הרבה, העלה שאלות וסברות בלימודו.
The word Hitpalpelut is a noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הִתְפַּלְפֵּלוּת
- Written without vowel points
- התפלפלות
- Said
- hitpalpelut
- Root
- פ־ל־פ־ל
- Pattern
- הִתְקַטְּלוּת
- Plural
- הִתְפַּלְפֵּלוּיוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' הִתְפַּלְפֵּלוּיוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,031
This is how Hitpalpelut is said in other languages.
- English
- hair-splitting
These words rhyme with Hitpalpelut.
The word Hitpalpelut comes from the root פ־ל־פ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Hitpalpelut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hitpalpelut.
What does Hitpalpelut (התפלפלות) mean in Hebrew?
Hitpalpelut (התפלפלות) means hair-splitting. It is said hitpalpelut, with the stress on lut.
What rhymes with Hitpalpelut (התפלפלות)?
Words that rhyme with Hitpalpelut (התפלפלות) include אומנות, חוט, שירות, התנהגות, מהירות, and פעילות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry התפלפלות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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