leyn

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leyn

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

verb leyns · leyning · leyned · layn

Judaism to read from a Torah scroll
Judaism, broadly to recite the haftarah, megillah or other ritualized text

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verb read from a Torah scroll

Deutsch	lesen
עברית	קָרָא kará

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@misc{leyn_2026,
  title = {leyn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leyn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}