tikkun

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/tiːˈkuːn//tɪ-/

noun

A night of (usually communal) Torah study.

OriginHebrew תִּקּוּן →
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Meanings

nountikkun (plural tikkunim)

plural tikkunim · alternative tikun

  1. A night of (usually communal) Torah study.

    I observe Shabbat because I enjoy observing Shabbat; it is the one day of the week when I can really relax and spend time with my family. When we stay up learning all night at a tikkun every Shavuot, we do it because it is fun!

    2000, David Golinkin, “The Whys and Hows of Conservative Halakhah”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 17

Origin

  1. Hebrewתִּקּוּן
  2. Englishtikkun

Borrowed from Hebrew תִּקּוּן (tikún).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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