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mezuman

mezuman noun: a quorum of three men (in some traditions, three men or three women) to recite Birkat Hamazon after a meal.

Noun

mezuman (plural mezumanim)

  1. A quorum of three men (in some traditions, three men or three women) to recite Birkat Hamazon after a meal.
    • It is the custom of some, when traveling and eating at the house of a Gentile, not to recite Birkas Hamazon with a mezuman.2019 August 5, Netzari Emunah, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 236

Forms of mezuman

pluralmezumanim

Questions about mezuman

What does mezuman mean?
Mezuman means a quorum of three men (in some traditions, three men or three women) to recite Birkat Hamazon after a meal.
What part of speech is mezuman?
Mezuman is a noun.
What is the plural of mezuman?
The plural of mezuman is mezumanim.

Words near mezuman in the dictionary

  1. Mezquital Otomi
  2. mezquitas
  3. mezquite
  4. mezquites
  5. mezquits
  6. mezuman
  7. mezuza
  8. mezuzah
  9. mezuzahs
  10. mezuzas
  11. mezuze

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