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  • noun Plural form of pesher.

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  • The commentaries they wrote looking to Scripture for an explanation of current events are called pesharim plural of the Hebrew pesher, meaning “interpretation”.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008

  • The commentaries they wrote looking to Scripture for an explanation of current events are called pesharim plural of the Hebrew pesher, meaning “interpretation”.

    Women Who Ruled: Salome Alexandra Jan 2008

  • The pesharim rarely name individuals, however; they prefer epithets that describe the personalities of the people they denounce.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008

  • The pesharim rarely name individuals, however; they prefer epithets that describe the personalities of the people they denounce.

    Women Who Ruled: Salome Alexandra Jan 2008

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