English Explanatory Dictionary

pikuach nefesh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The religious commandment to save human life, which overrides most commandments.

Word forms

pikuach nefesh

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew פיקוח נפש

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