takkanah
Pronunciations
takkanah | (tah-kah-NAH) | listen |
Definitions
n. A rabbinical decree or ordinance, issued to improve religious life.
Example Sentences
"Among the most far-reaching ordinances of the European Middle Ages was a takkanah against polygamy issued in the 11th century."
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Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
תקנה takkanah 'improvement'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Australia / New Zealand
- South Africa
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings
takkana, takana, takanah, takona, takkona, takane, takkane, takone, takkone, takonah, takkonah, takaneh, takkaneh, takoneh, takkoneh
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