rechen

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Definitions

  • v. To reckon, think.

  • v. To calculate.

Example Sentences

  • “The yeshiva rechens that only twelve new bochrim would be coming, but over thirty actually came.” (Weiser)

  • “The bookkeeper rechened all the checks that came in as a result of the appeal.” (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • רעכעַנען rekhenen

      • 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

      rekhen

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