מניין

Hebrew

Root
מ־נ־ה (m-n-h)

Pronunciation

Noun

מניין / מִנְיָן • (minyán) m (plural indefinite מניינים / מִנְיָנִים, singular construct מניין / מִנְיַן־, plural construct מנייני / מִנְיְנֵי־)

  1. (obsolete) A number, an amount, a quantity. [since Talmudic Hebrew]
  2. Counting, numbering. [since Talmudic Hebrew]
    מניין ההרוגיםminyán-haharugímthe death toll
  3. (Judaism) A quorum or minyan: a group of ten or more Jews (traditionally male, but in liberal modern traditions also female), as required for public prayer. [since Medieval Hebrew]
  4. A quorum: the minimum number of participants in an assembly for binding decisions to be made. [since Modern Hebrew]
  5. (מִנְיַן־, minyán-) Singular construct state form of מניין / מִנְיָן.

Usage notes

  • In addition to the regular plural forms מניינים / מִנְיָנִים (minyaním) and מנייני / מִנְיְנֵי־ (miny'néi-) given above, the irregular forms מניינות / מִנְיָנוֹת (minyanót) and מניינות / מִנְיְנוֹת־ (miny'nót-) are attested as well.

Derived terms

  • למניינם (ləminyanám, CE)

Descendants

References

  • מִנְיָן, מניין” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, The New Dictionary), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 714.
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