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Where does “minyan” come from?

minyan (English) comes from Hebrew מִנְיָן.

minyan (English): The minimum number of ten adult Jews required...

Definitions

  1. The minimum number of ten adult Jews required...

Ancestry of “minyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמִנְיָן—
Every word from Hebrew מִנְיָן →