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tikkun

/tiːˈkuːn/

tikkun noun: a night of (usually communal) Torah study.

Noun

tikkun (plural tikkunim)

  1. A night of (usually communal) Torah study.
    • I observe Shabbat because I enjoy observing Shabbat; it is the one day of the week when I can really relax and spend time with my family. When we stay up learning all night at a tikkun every Shavuot, we do it because it is fun!2000, David Golinkin, “The Whys and Hows of Conservative Halakhah”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 17

Forms of tikkun

pluraltikkunim
alternative formtikun

Origin of tikkun

Borrowed from Hebrew תִּקּוּן (tikún).

Phrases with tikkun

Questions about tikkun

What does tikkun mean?
Tikkun means a night of (usually communal) Torah study.
What part of speech is tikkun?
Tikkun is a noun.
How do you pronounce tikkun?
Tikkun is pronounced /tiːˈkuːn/.
What is the plural of tikkun?
The plural of tikkun is tikkunim.

Words near tikkun in the dictionary

  1. tikkas
  2. tikker
  3. tikkers
  4. tikki
  5. tikkis
  6. tikkun
  7. Tikkun Leil Shavuot
  8. tikkun olam
  9. tiklal
  10. tiko pek
  11. tiko peks

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