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'''Treif''' (טרײף) (also '''treyf''') is the [[Yiddish]] word for food that does not conform with the [[Jewish]] dietary laws of [[kashrut]]. The word is derived from the Hebrew טְרֵפָה (trēfáh) meaning "torn |
'''Treif''' (טרײף) (also '''treyf''') is the [[Yiddish]] word for food that does not conform with the [[Jewish]] dietary laws of [[kashrut]]. The word is derived from the Hebrew טְרֵפָה (trēfáh) meaning "torn." |
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Originally, treif designated one category of non-kosher meat: meat from an animal that has been ravaged in the field, in keeping with prohibition in [[Exodus]] 22:30. It was later interpreted to mean any animal or fowl that is unfit for consumption due to a defect, disease or inflicted wound. By extension, the term now applies to all products that are non-kosher.<ref>[http://kosherfood.about.com/od/kosherbasics/f/treif.htm What is Treif]</ref> |
Originally, treif designated one category of non-kosher meat: meat from an animal that has been ravaged in the field, in keeping with prohibition in [[Exodus]] 22:30. It was later interpreted to mean any animal or fowl that is unfit for consumption due to a defect, disease or inflicted wound. By extension, the term now applies to all products that are non-kosher.<ref>[http://kosherfood.about.com/od/kosherbasics/f/treif.htm What is Treif]</ref> |
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A kosher animal can be treif if improperly slaughtered or found to be diseased or malformed on inspection.<ref>"Terefah", Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of English words of Yiddish origin]] |
*[[List of English words of Yiddish origin]] |
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Revision as of 06:43, 29 February 2012
Treif (טרײף) (also treyf) is the Yiddish word for food that does not conform with the Jewish dietary laws of kashrut. The word is derived from the Hebrew טְרֵפָה (trēfáh) meaning "torn."
Originally, treif designated one category of non-kosher meat: meat from an animal that has been ravaged in the field, in keeping with prohibition in Exodus 22:30. It was later interpreted to mean any animal or fowl that is unfit for consumption due to a defect, disease or inflicted wound. By extension, the term now applies to all products that are non-kosher.[1]
A kosher animal can be treif if improperly slaughtered or found to be diseased or malformed on inspection.[2]
See also
References
- ^ What is Treif
- ^ "Terefah", Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011