leyn

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verb

to read from a Torah scroll

OriginYiddish לייענען →
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Meanings

verbleyn (third-person singular simple present leyns, present participle leyning, simple past and past participle leyned)

present singular third person leyns · participle present leyning · participle past leyned · past leyned · alternative layn

  1. Judaismto read from a Torah scroll
  2. Judaismbroadlyto recite the haftarah, megillah or other ritualized text

Origin

  1. Yiddishלייענען“to read”
  2. Englishleyn

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

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Translations

Dutch lajenen
  • lajenenread from a Torah scroll
German lesen
  • lesenread from a Torah scroll
Hebrew קָרָא
  • קָרָא (kará)read from a Torah scroll
Hungarian lejnol
  • lejnolread from a Torah scroll
Yiddish לייענען
  • לייענען (leyenen)read from a Torah scroll

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lyneenyl
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APA

leyn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leyn

MLA

“leyn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leyn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leyn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leyn.

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