Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kinyan
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal agreement.

Example Sentences

"An abstract kinyan has absolutely no validity in halacha. A kinyan has to stipulate how much, what and where. Thus, the Lieberman clause requiring the couple to "accept the authority of the Conservative bet din" is meaningless in halacha and invalid."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קִנְיָן.

Inflected Forms

kinyanim (plural)

Questions

What does kinyan mean?: A legal agreement.
Where does kinyan come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew קִנְיָן.

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