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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MINYAN

Literally: number.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MINYAN

minyan  [minˈjan] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINYAN

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determiner
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Minyan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MINYAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Minyan

In Judaism, a minyan is the quorum of ten Jewish male adults required for certain religious obligations. According to many non-Orthodox streams of Judaism, adult females count in the minyan. The most common activity requiring a minyan is public prayer. Accordingly, the term minyan in contemporary Judaism has taken on the secondary meaning of referring to a prayer service. Minyan Ma'ariv prayer in a Jaffa Tel Aviv flea-market shop...

Definition of minyan in the English dictionary

The definition of minyan in the dictionary is the number of persons required by Jewish law to be present for a religious service, namely, at least ten males over thirteen years of age.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINYAN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE MINYAN

Aryan
banyan
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Bisayan
Bunyan
cyan
dayan
geyan
Himalayan
Indo-Aryan
Kenyan
Libyan
Malayan
Mayan
Narayan
Paraguayan
Trevelyan
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Synonyms and antonyms of minyan in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «minyan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MINYAN

Find out the translation of minyan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of minyan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «minyan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

民谚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

minián
570 millions of speakers

English

minyan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

minyan
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

minyan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

миньян
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

minian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

minyan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minyan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minyan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Minjan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

minyan
130 millions of speakers

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minyan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minyan
85 millions of speakers
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minyan
80 millions of speakers

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minyan
75 millions of speakers

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Minyan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

minyan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

minyan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Minyan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міньян
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minyan
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

minyan
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

minyan
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

minyan
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

minyan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of minyan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINYAN»

The term «minyan» is regularly used and occupies the 55.394 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MINYAN» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINYAN»

Discover the use of minyan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to minyan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Minyan: Ten Principles for Living a Life of Integrity
MINYAN is an invaluable source of inspiration and insight not only for those large numbers who are returning to Judaism but for people of all faiths who are looking for a way to integrate spirituality into their daily lives.
Rabbi Rami Shapiro, 2010
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One in a Minyan: Memoirs of a Son's Year in Mourning
These are the stories in this book. Some are funny and some are sad but all are true. Join the author on this journey as he becomes One in a Minyan.
Steven Ezratty, 2009
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A Minyan for the Dead
When a respected rabbi is arrested for murder, ex-cop Shelly Lowenkopf and his old partner Homer Greeley set out to prove that the old man was framed for the killing of Lillian Levinksi. Original.
Richard Fliegel, Jane Chelius, 1993
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The Minyan: A Tapestry of Jewish Life
Reflections on the Non-Traditional Minyan In truth, minyanim may range from very traditional and Orthodox, to liberal and quite alternative. There is no singular prototype of a minyan, and many different elements shape the characteristics of a  ...
Patti Moskovitz, 2002
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Murder at the Minyan
Shulamit M. Kustanowitz. Laura and Avi carried the bags a short distance from the Wall to the security checkpoint at the Old City's exit and then got into a 21st Century taxi. The car drove them on modern highways to new Jerusalem's suburb of ...
Shulamit M. Kustanowitz, 2006
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The Concise Code of Jewish Law: Compiled from Kitzur Shulḥan ...
RULES FOR A MINYAN 1 . Neither Kaddish (B^j?), nor Barchu (wn?), nor Kedushah (ritt/rij?) are said,1 nor is the Torah read, unless ten male adults,2 constituting a minyan.1 are present. few members that it is not possible for them to maintain ...
‎1977
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Jews in the Center: Conservative Synagogues and Their Members
"participatory," "comfortable," and "informal" are all words people have used to describe the minyan. Beth El's great tolerance for and celebration of an alternative minyan suggests an open acknowledgment of the synagogue as a " community ...
Jack Wertheimer, 2002
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Today's Woman in World Religions
26U Another example of a group whose reforms of traditional Jewish rituals have proven central to its coalescing as a community is the Upstairs Minyan, a small Jewish congregation founded in 1965 at the Hillel Foundation of the University of  ...
Arvind Sharma, 1994
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Synagogue Life: A Study in Symbolic Interaction
The daily morning and evening minyan is quite another story. This is the tefilah sheh be tzibbur which takes place at a time when most men are enmeshed in their secular and occupational lives — the time when they stand with one foot outside ...
‎1976
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The Ionian Islands in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, ...
... sherds) suggests that the site was much more sparsely occupied during the MBA than in the EBA. The presence of Decorated Minyan sherds and goblets with ringed stems indicates that the occupation included the mature phases of the  ...
Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINYAN»

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Country shul to close its doors after 25 years
“We've never had any trouble getting a minyan,” Dan said, noting that the total 400 or so regulars who attended periodically each summer ... «Canadian Jewish News, Jul 15»
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Kennedy-Donovan Center in New Bedford expanding into former …
Rabbi Barry D. Hartman of Orthodox Chavurah Minyan, whose congregation met at the building from the late 1930s to 2012, said the structure ... «SouthCoastToday.com, Jul 15»
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For black Orthodox Jews, constant racism is exhausting
An African-American acquaintance told me he overheard a worshiper at morning minyan talk about how he didn't want to daven with a ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
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Israel's first Jewish city: Developing community and Jewish identity
When I went looking for a minyan that would be reciting minha (afternoon prayers) and ma'ariv (evening prayers), I was told that there are two ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
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Dan Schwartz: Harry's wisdom will be missed
These discussions sometimes ended with our walking down the hall to the daily minyan room for afternoon and evening services, where Harry ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Temple Beth El marks 69th year
“It takes 10 adult members to have a true Jewish liturgical service, called a minyan, so if we don't get that number, there are some parts of the ... «Odessa American, Jul 15»
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Orthodox women aren't just talking about a revolution, they're driving …
Nurit Jacobs-Yinon, who last year helped establish a new partnership minyan in Shoham (where, notably, head of the Tzohar rabbinical ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
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Synagogue service times - Week of July 17
Plag Carlebach Minyan 7 P.M. Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 P.M.; SAT. Hashkama Minyan 7:45 A.M., Morning Service 9 A.M., Rabbi Talmud Class ... «Cleveland Jewish News, Jul 15»
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Op-Ed: For black Orthodox Jews, constant racism is exhausting
An African-American acquaintance told me he overheard a worshiper at morning minyan talk about how he didn't want to daven with a ... «Jewish Post, Jul 15»
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Iran deal draws mixed reaction
Rabbi Samuel Intrator of the Carlebach Minyan, an Orthodox synagogue in Miami Beach, said: "I pray to God that I be proven wrong but I fear ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»

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