tenaim
[ Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tuh-nah-yim, -naw-; Sephardic Hebrew tuh-nah-eem ]
/ Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew, English təˈnɑ yɪm, -ˈnɔ-; Sephardic Hebrew tə nɑˈim /
noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Judaism.
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
Nearby words
- tenacity,
- tenaculum,
- tenaculum forceps,
- tenafly,
- tenaille,
- tenalgia,
- tenancy,
- tenancy in common,
- tenant,
- tenant farmer
Origin of tenaim
literally, agreements
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