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tenaim

tenaim is the alternative form of tna'im.

Meaning of tna'im

Noun

tna'im pl (plural only)

  1. (Judaism, plural, plural-only) An informal document containing the terms and expectations for a betrothed couple.
    • The tna'im contained guarantees of sufficient substance that the couple's future might now be seen as entirely settled.2000 February 1, Jacob Katz, Tradition and Crisis: Jewish Society at the End of the Middle Ages, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 115

Questions about tenaim

What is tenaim the alternative form of?
Tenaim is the alternative form of tna'im.

Words near tenaim in the dictionary

  1. tenaille
  2. tenailles
  3. tenaillon
  4. tenaillons
  5. tenails
  6. tenaim
  7. Tenakhongva
  8. Tenaktak
  9. tenamaste
  10. tenamastes
  11. Tenambit

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