shiur

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שִׁעוּר (shi'úr).

Pronunciation

  • (Ashkenazi) IPA(key): /ˈʃiː.ɚ/, /ˈʃiːɹ/, /ˈʃiːʊɹ/, /ˈʃiːɔɹ/
  • IPA(key): /ʃiˈuːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɹ, -uːɹ

Noun

shiur (plural shiurs or shiurim)

  1. A lesson on a topic in the Tanakh.
    • 2009 April 4, Samuel G. Freedman, “A Jewish Holiday, Once Every 28 Years”, in New York Times[1]:
      Rabbi Bleich’s theological discourse on the topic, known as a shiur, has been viewed more than 4,000 times and downloaded nearly 1,000 from the Yeshiva University Web site “Torah Online.”

See also

  • dars (a lesson on a topic in the Qurʾān or Sunna)