פרוזבול
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Hebrew
Alternative forms
Etymology
It has been suggested that this word is derived from Ancient Greek προσβολή (prosbolḗ). Ernest Klein suggests that פרוזבול is derived from a shortened form of the phrase πρός βουλῇ βουλευτῶν (prós boulêi bouleutôn, “before the assembly of councillors”).
Noun
פְּרוֹזְבּוֹל • (p'rozbol) m (plural indefinite פְּרוֹזְבּוֹלִים)
- (Jewish law) A document assigning one's promissory notes to a court for collection, used to evade the sabbatical year's nullification of debts.
