verb
Meaning 1
to read from a Torah scroll
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
leyn
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verb
Meaning 2
to recite the haftarah, megillah or other ritualized text
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism, broadly
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History
Etymology
From Yiddish לייענען (leyenen, “to read”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: lajenen — read from a Torah scroll
- German: lesen — read from a Torah scroll
- Hebrew: קָרָא (kará) — read from a Torah scroll
- Hungarian: lejnol — read from a Torah scroll
- Yiddish: לייענען (leyenen) — read from a Torah scroll