Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leyn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
leyn
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to read from a Torah scroll

verb

to recite the haftarah, megillah or other ritualized text

Etymology

From Yiddish לייענען (leyenen, “to read”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: לייענען

Inflected Forms

leyns (present, singular) leyning (participle, present) leyned (participle, past) leyned (past) layn (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

daven

Questions

What does leyn mean?
to read from a Torah scroll
Where does leyn come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce leyn

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