Pilpul (פלפול) means longwinded debate in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פִּלְפּוּל
pilpul
noun · masculine
In English
longwinded debate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pilpul.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דרך חשיבה ולימוד שאינה פשוטה, חריפה ועמוקה.
The word Pilpul is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּלְפּוּל
- Written without vowel points
- פלפול
- Said
- pilpul
- Root
- פ־ל־פ־ל
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- פִּלְפּוּלִים
- Inflections
- ר' פִּלְפּוּלִים
- Gematria
- 226
This is how Pilpul is said in other languages.
- English
- longwinded debate
These words rhyme with Pilpul.
The word Pilpul comes from the root פ־ל־פ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Pilpul in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pilpul.
What does Pilpul (פלפול) mean in Hebrew?
Pilpul (פלפול) means longwinded debate. It is said pilpul, with the stress on pul.
What rhymes with Pilpul (פלפול)?
Words that rhyme with Pilpul (פלפול) include טיפול, בישול, מסלול, גבול, עיגול, and גידול.
Is Pilpul (פלפול) masculine or feminine?
The word Pilpul (פלפול) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פִּלְפּוּלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פלפול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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