periah

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periah

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Borrowed from Hebrew פְּרִיעָה (pri'á, “uncovering”).

noun peria · priah · peri'a

a supplementary procedure in the bris following the milah (excision of the akroposthion) where the preputial epithelium of the foreskin is separated from the glans of the penis as a precursor to posthetomy. See the Chidushey Ha-Ran, who states that even if one is no longer busy cutting / , i.e., with the milah,/ but /already/ started /doing/ the periah he is /nevertheless/ still classed as being occupied with the milah, since milah and periah are /classed as parts of/ the same action.
Similar: bris periah

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@misc{periah_2026,
  title = {periah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/periah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}