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minyan

/ˈmɪn.jən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.
  2. A Jewish prayer service.
  3. A member of a race said to be autochthonous to the Aegean area.
  4. Pertaining to the Minyans.
  5. A surname.

Etymology / origin

From Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán, “number, count, quorum”).

  1. מניין(Hebrew)
  2. minyan (English)
  3. Relations: uder

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