קוֹקְשְׁנָא
kokoshna
Religious / SynagogueMeaningA very hard question or problem in a religious text that is difficult to answer.
HistoryThis word comes from Aramaic, a language spoken at the same time as ancient Hebrew. It was used by Jewish scholars writing the Talmud about 1500 years ago. It comes from a root that means "hard" or "difficult", so a "kokshna" is a "hard thing" or a difficult question in the text.
