pesher

noun /ˈpɛʃ.ə/

1. An interpretive commentary on scripture, especially one in Hebrew.

   In 1807, Manasseh Illier sought in his Pesher Dabar (Solution to the Problem) to bring unity into the ranks of Jewry by reconciling all the factions of the conflicting schools of thought through the harmonization of reason and faith.

Where it comes from

Transliteration of Hebrew פֵּשֶׁר (pēšer, “interpretation, solution”). Popularised after the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pesher (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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