paytan

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Example Sentences

  • "But for much of the public, he is first and foremost a paytan – a performer of Sephardi liturgical songs." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • פַּיְטָן

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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      Alternative Spellings

      peytan, peitan, paitan

Notes

  • plural: 'paytanim'


    Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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