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chayav.

responsible, culpable, obligated, typically in either the fulfillment of a mitzvah or in receiving punishment from a beit din

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

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adj/ˈxajəv/General-American[xaˈjav]General-American/xɑˈjɑv/General-American
  1. responsible, culpable, obligated, typically in either the fulfillment of a mitzvah or in receiving punishment from a beit din

    Judaism
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew חַיָּב (chayáv, “liable, culpable, obligated”).

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