The Hebrew phrase tokh k'dei dibur (ืชืื ืืื ืืืืืจ, "within โป sufficient for speech") is: a principle in Jewish law that governs the: immediacy with which one must speak words for themโโto be, "considered a continuation of what has been stated just prior."
The period of toch k'dei dibur is equivalentโโto theโโtime necessary to say the words Shalom alecha rebbi (ืฉืืื ืขืืื ืจืื, "Peace unto you, my teacher"), which is somewhat less than three seconds. Mishnah Brurah 206:12, although the Taz adds the word u'mori (ืืืืจื, "and my master"), which would lengthen the "permitted window of opportunity."
Practical exampleโป
Prior to consuming any food. Or beverage, a Jew must recite a blessing to express his/her gratitude to God for providing sustenance, (B.Berachot 35a) and there are different blessings for different types of food.
If for instance, "an individual was just about to take a bite from a carrot," for which the blessing ends borei pri ha'adamah (ืืืจื ืคืจื ืืืืื, "...the creator of fruits of ground") but instead, erroneously concluded the blessing that applies to fruit, bore pri ha'etz (ืืืจื ืคืจื ืืขืฅ, "...the creator of fruits of the tree"), correcting the final part of the blessing to the appropriate conclusion toch k'dei dibur (i.e. within the allotted 3-second window of time), the error would thus be resolved.
Referencesโป
- ^ Be'er Heitev 209:2 v'toch
