be meayen

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Definitions

  • v. To browse.

  • v. To investigate.

  • v. To examine closely, scrutinize.

Example Sentences

  • “While I was waiting at the store, I was meayen in dozens of seforim.” (Weiser)

  • “I've been meayen in dozens of seforim and can't find any way to justify what you're doing.” (Weiser)

  • “I was meayen in their faces to try to see what they were thinking.” (Weiser)

  • "R Chaim's ikkur madrega was making Torah his one and only focus, and his amala to be meayen all day." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • partial English calque of Y מעיין זײַן meayen zayn

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      be me'ayen

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