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oneg

US/ˈoʊneɡ/

oneg noun: a casual festive gathering on Friday night after the first Shabbat meal, usually involving food, singing, dancing, and casual Torah study, fulfilling the mitzvah of enjoying Shabbat.

Noun

oneg (plural onegs)

  1. (Judaism) A casual festive gathering on Friday night after the first Shabbat meal, usually involving food, singing, dancing, and casual Torah study, fulfilling the mitzvah of enjoying Shabbat.

Forms of oneg

pluralonegs
alternative formoyneg

Origin of oneg

Borrowed from Hebrew עונג / עֹנֶג ('óneg, “pleasure”).

Questions about oneg

What does oneg mean?
Oneg means a casual festive gathering on Friday night after the first Shabbat meal, usually involving food, singing, dancing, and casual Torah study, fulfilling the mitzvah of enjoying Shabbat.
What part of speech is oneg?
Oneg is a noun.
How do you pronounce oneg?
Oneg is pronounced /ˈoʊneɡ/ (US).
What is the plural of oneg?
The plural of oneg is onegs.

Words near oneg in the dictionary

  1. onee-chans
  2. onee-san
  3. onee-sans
  4. onefold
  5. onefoldness
  6. oneg
  7. Onega
  8. onegite
  9. Onego
  10. onegs
  11. onehanded

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