Editing Kashrut (section)

===Linguistics===
====Etymology====
[[File:Sklep koszerny.jpg|thumb|Kosher shop in [[Warsaw]], using the Polish spelling of "kosher"]]
In [[Biblical Hebrew|Ancient Hebrew]] the word ''kosher'' ({{langx|he|כשר}}) means ''be advantageous'', ''proper'', ''suitable'', or ''succeed'',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tmcdaniel.palmerseminary.edu/BDB.pdf |title= A Hebrew and English lexicon of the Old Testament |publisher= Palmer Theological Seminary}}</ref> according to the [[Brown–Driver–Briggs]] Hebrew and English Lexicon. In [[Modern Hebrew]] it generally refers to ''kashrut'' but it can also sometimes mean "proper". For example, the [[Babylonian Talmud]] uses ''kosher'' in the sense of "virtuous" when referring to [[Darius I]] as a "kosher king"; Darius, a [[Persia]]n king (reigned 522–486 BCE), fostered the building of the [[Second Temple]].<ref>[[Rosh Hashanah (tractate)|Tractate ''Rosh Hashanah'']] 3b, ''Schottenstein Edition'', [[Mesorah Publications]] Ltd.</ref> In colloquial [[English language|English]], ''[[wiktionary:kosher|kosher]]'' often means "legitimate", "acceptable", "permissible", "genuine", or "authentic".<ref name="Partridge">{{cite book |author1= Eric Partridge |author2= Tom Dalzell |author3= Terry Victor | title = The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Volume 2, J-Z | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA388 | year = 2006 | publisher = Taylor & Francis | isbn = 978-0-415-25938-5 | page = 388 }}</ref><ref name="Phythian">{{cite book | author = B.A. Phythian | title = A concise dictionary of English slang and colloquialisms | year = 1976 | publisher = The Writer, Inc | isbn = 978-0-87116-099-7 | page = 110 | quote = Kosher Genuine. Fair. Acceptable. }}</ref> The word ''kosher'' can also form part of some common product names.

====Kosher salt====
Sometimes ''kosher'' is used as an abbreviation of ''koshering'', meaning the process for making something ''kosher''; for example, ''[[kosher salt]]'' is a form of salt with irregularly shaped crystals, making it particularly suitable for preparing meat according to the rules of ''kashrut'', because the increased surface area of the crystals absorbs blood more effectively.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://legacy.mos.org/sln/SEM/ksalt.html |title= Kosher Salt |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151230171127/http://legacy.mos.org/sln/sem/ksalt.html |archive-date= 2015-12-30 }}</ref> In this case the type of salt refers to kosher style salt. Salt may also be kosher certified salt, or both. Certified kosher salt follows ''kashrut'' guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kosher Salt Guide |url=https://seasalt.com/salt-101/about-salt/kosher-salt-guide |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=seasalt.com}}</ref> Sometimes the term "coarse kosher salt" is used to designate salt that is both kosher style and kosher certified.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mortonsalt.com/home-product/morton-coarse-kosher-salt/ |title=Morton® Coarse Kosher Salt |publisher=Morton Salt |access-date=2022-08-24}}</ref> The term "fine kosher salt" is sometimes used for salt that is certified kosher but not kosher style.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.diamondcrystalsalt.com/product/fine-kosher-salt | title=Fine Kosher Salt &#124; Diamond Crystal® Salt }}</ref>

====Pickles====
''Kosher'' can occur as a synonym for ''Jewish tradition''; for example, a ''kosher dill'' [[pickled cucumber|pickle]] is simply a pickle made in the traditional manner of Jewish New York City pickle-makers, using a generous addition of garlic to the brine, and is not necessarily compliant with the traditional Jewish food laws.<ref>
{{cite web
 | url= http://www.nyfoodmuseum.org/_pkwhat.htm
 | title= FROM PICKLE DAY EXHIBITS: What is a Pickle?
 | access-date= February 17, 2019
 | last1= Bowen |first1= Dana
 | last2= Ralph |first2= Nancy
 | publisher= New York Food Museum
 | quote = Kosher Dills are made the same way, but generous doses of garlic are added to the brine at the end. Just because they're called 'kosher dills' doesn't mean they are produced according to Kosher law - you have to check the label to see if Rabbinical supervision certified that particular brand Kosher.
}}
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