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taqqanah

taqqanah is the alternative form of takkanah.

Meaning of takkanah

Noun

takkanah (plural takkanot)

  1. A law created by the rabbis not derived from Biblical commandments.
    • According to a takkanah (enactment) of the chief rabbinate of Palestine in 1943, in Israel daughters inherit on an equal footing with sons.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 926

Forms of taqqanah

pluraltaqqanot

Questions about taqqanah

What is taqqanah the alternative form of?
Taqqanah is the alternative form of takkanah.

Words near taqqanah in the dictionary

  1. taqiyah
  2. taqiyahs
  3. taqiyya
  4. taqleed
  5. taqlid
  6. taqqanah
  7. taqsim
  8. taqua nut
  9. taqua nuts
  10. taquara
  11. taquaras

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