nissuin

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Pronunciations

nissuin (nih-soo-EEN)

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Definitions

  • n. The second half of the Jewish wedding ceremony (the actual marriage).

Example Sentences

  • "Bi'ah is effective according to the Chumash, but the Rabbis instituted an obligation to have a two-stage process, erusin and nisuin, culminating in bi'ah." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • נישואין 'lit. marriage'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      nisuin, nesuin, nisoyen, nisoien

Notes

  • "Considered the spiritual part of the service, the nissuin connects a husband and wife with God. It includes the Sheva Brachot and the yichud. It was traditionally separated from the erusin, the legal part of the proceedings, by the reading of the ketubbah. Today, these ceremonies have been combined into one, all conducted under the huppah." (JPS)

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