oneg

O1N1E1G2
US/ˈoʊneɡ/

noun

A casual festive gathering on Friday night after the first Shabbat meal, usually involving food, singing, dancing, and casual Torah study, fulfilling the mitzvah of enjoying Shabbat.

RareScrabble 5
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounoneg (plural onegs)

plural onegs · alternative oyneg

  1. JudaismA casual festive gathering on Friday night after the first Shabbat meal, usually involving food, singing, dancing, and casual Torah study, fulfilling the mitzvah of enjoying Shabbat.

Origin

Borrowed from Hebrew עונג / עֹנֶג ('óneg, “pleasure”).

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gonegenoOngegeonGoen
Cite this entry
APA

oneg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oneg

MLA

“oneg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oneg. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oneg,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oneg.

Source: oneg on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.