tehinnah

noun

te·​hin·​nah

variants or techinnah

təˈḵinə

plural tehinnoth or tehinnot or techinnoth or techinnot

təḵiˈnōt(h)

1

: a prayer in Yiddish used by Jewish women only

2

: a book of tehinnoth

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish tekhine, from Late Hebrew tāḥanūn prayer for grace

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