chayav

== English == === Alternative forms === chayev, chayov, hayav, khayav === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew חַיָּב (chayáv, “liable, culpable, obligated”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈxajəv/ (Ashkenazi), [xaˈjav] (Israeli), /xɑˈjɑv/ (Israeli) === Adjective === chayav (comparative more chayav, superlative most chayav) (Judaism, typically followed by for or to) responsible, culpable, obligated, typically in either the fulfillment of a mitzvah or in receiving punishment from a beit din Antonym: patur ==== Derived terms ==== chayav mita === References === Jewish English Lexicon [2]