minyans

Variant of minyan

minyan definition

min·yan (min′yən, min yän′)

noun pl. minyanim min′·ya·nim′ (-yä nēm′) or minyans min′·yans

a properly constituted group for a public Jewish prayer service, made up of at least ten Jewish males (in some congregations, males or females) over thirteen years of age

Etymology: MHeb minyan < TalmudHeb, orig., number, quantity < root mnh, to number, count

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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