posek

See also: pŏsek

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew פּוֹסֵק (posék, “arbiter”).

Noun

posek (plural poseks or poskim)

1. (Judaism) decisor; legal scholar who decides the Halacha in cases where previous authorities are inconclusive or no halakhic precedent exists.
   • 1996 April 28, Jonathan Kamens, “Question on love affairs and illegitimate children”, in soc.culture.jewish‎ (Usenet):

     Standard disclaimer.... I am not a posek. Always consult a real posek if you want a real p'sak. Poskim don't waste their time answering Usenet postings. :-)

   • 2024, David Golinkin, “Should the cantor pray slowly or shorten the service?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 12:

     In other words, like many of the poskim in this camp, Rabbi Avraham Danzig is opposed to cantors who are only interested in the melodies and ignore the content of the prayers.

Translations

decisor — see decisor

Anagrams

• kepos, Pokes, pokes, spoke

Old Czech

Etymology

Uncertain, probably of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈposɛk/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈposɛk/

Noun

posek m inan

1. pizzle (especially bull pizzle)
2. A baton made from the penis of an ox, once used to beat men and animals.

Declension

Declension of posek (hard o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	posek	posky	posci, poskové
genitive	poska, posku	poskú	poskóv
dative	posku	poskoma	poskóm
accusative	posek	posky	posky
vocative	pošče	posky	posci, poskové
locative	poscě, posku	poskú	posciech
instrumental	poskem	poskoma	posky

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

See also

• opeska

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “posek”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění