daven

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daven

  • /ˈdɑː.vən/

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Borrowed from Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen).

verb davens · davening · davened · doven · davan

  1. Judaism, intransitive to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray

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verb pray

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"daven." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/daven. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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daven. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/daven

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"daven." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 8, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/daven.

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@misc{daven_2026,
  title = {daven},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daven},
  urldate = {2026-11-08}
}