MINYAN


Meaning of MINYAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmin-yən ]

noun

( plural min·ya·nim ˌmin-yə-ˈnēm ; or -yans )

Etymology: Hebrew minyān, literally, number, count

Date: 1753

: the quorum required for Jewish communal worship that consists of ten male adults in Orthodox Judaism and usually ten adults of either sex in Conservative and Reform Judaism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.