Meanings
nounkinyan (plural kinyanim)
plural kinyanim
- JudaismA legal agreement.
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.
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Origin
- Hebrewקִנְיָן
- Englishkinyan
Borrowed from Hebrew קִנְיָן.
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kinyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinyan
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