Peshatistic
/pəˈʃɑːtɪstɪk/noun
Relating to peshat, the plain or contextual interpretation of a biblical text.
Did you know?In Jewish interpretive tradition, peshat is often contrasted with derash, remez, and sod—the famous four levels of interpretation known as PaRDeS.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*p-š-ṭ
“To spread out, make plain, or strip away; the reconstructed root behind later Hebrew forms.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
פשט (pašaṭ)
“To strip, remove, or spread out; the verbal root from which the interpretive term developed.”
Rabbinic Hebrew
Hebrew
פְּשָׁט (peshat)
“The plain, contextual, or straightforward meaning of a biblical passage.”
Medieval Jewish scholarship
Hebrew
peshat
“A recognized mode of scriptural interpretation emphasizing grammar, context, and ordinary meaning.”
Modern English
English
peshatistic
“Formed from peshat with the English suffix -istic, meaning relating to or characterized by peshat interpretation.”