Minchan.

Brit.

/mɪnˈxɑː/,

/ˈmɪnxɑː/,

/ˈmɪnhə/, U.S.

/minˈxɑ/,

/ˈmɪnxə/

Forms: 1600s 1900s– Minha, 1600s– Mincha, 1800s– Minchah, 1900s– Minhah.

Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew minḥāh.

Etymology: < post-biblical Hebrew minḥāh (in biblical Hebrew ‘gift, tribute, offering, esp. meal offering; sacrifice’ (compare manna n.²), ultimately < the same Semitic base as Arabic manaḥa to give, minḥa(h) a gift or donation); the sense ‘afternoon prayer’ probably developed from the saying of such a prayer at the time previously associated with the evening sacrifice (for the origin of which practice compare 1 Kings 18:36).In quot. 1641 translating post-classical Latin Mincha.

Judaism.

The afternoon prayer service, the second of three daily services (the others being maariv (see Maariv n.) and shacharit).The term also occasionally appears in English texts, usually as part of a discussion of its literal sense and subsequent semantic development in Hebrew, as a transliterated Hebrew form rather than as a genuine English adoption. Cf. quot. 1962.

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society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > kinds of rite > Jewish > [noun]

redemptionc1450

Kaddish1613

Mincha1641

Musaf1650

Maariv1871

Pidyon Haben1879

tashlich1880

shehecheyanu1892

nusach1947

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Psalms xix. 4 (note) The Hebrew word minca signifieth sacrifice of floure, and vnbloudy, so perteyneth to the Eucharist, in forme of bread, and wine.]

1641 Bp. J. Hall Def. Humble Remonstr. ii. 17 The set formes of prayer, that were used at the Mincha, and other the severall occasions of the Jewish sacrifices, I finde specified by learned Cappellus in his Spicilegium.

1675 L. Addison Present State Jews xv. 126 The..office..of the Minha, or Sabbath-night.

1693 S. Wesley Life our Blessed Lord vii. 232 With these the Priests, the holiest Mincha joyn, A cheerful blaze of Flow'r, and Oyl and Wine: In silence then, their private Pray'rs they make.

1819 L. Alexander Heb. Ritual 68 About two o'clock in the Afternoon they go to the Synagogue to Mincha, which is the Afternoon Service.

1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 169 Knowest thou what, Moses?.. We shall be too late for Minchah.

1957 L. Stern Midas Touch iii. xx. 153 Israel pronounced the Mincha prayers and eighteen benedictions.

1962 D. Bridger & S. Wolk New Jewish Encycl. 322/2 Minḥah, Hebrew term for the Jewish daily afternoon service. In Biblical times the term Minḥah was applied to the ‘meal-offering’, but it acquired its present meaning in the days of the Mishnah. The Minḥah prayer is recited before sunset.

1973 Synagogue Light Sept. 48/2 In the early afternoon, during Mincha Service, the Confession is recited.

1999 Jewish Chron. 30 July 13/5 They wanted to photograph us in traditional religious garb. Tisha b'Av is the only minchah service in the entire year when talit and tefilin are worn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mincha
释义	Minchan. Brit. /mɪnˈxɑː/, /ˈmɪnxɑː/, /ˈmɪnhə/, U.S. /minˈxɑ/, /ˈmɪnxə/ Forms: 1600s 1900s– Minha, 1600s– Mincha, 1800s– Minchah, 1900s– Minhah. Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew minḥāh. Etymology: < post-biblical Hebrew minḥāh (in biblical Hebrew ‘gift, tribute, offering, esp. meal offering; sacrifice’ (compare manna n.²), ultimately < the same Semitic base as Arabic manaḥa to give, minḥa(h) a gift or donation); the sense ‘afternoon prayer’ probably developed from the saying of such a prayer at the time previously associated with the evening sacrifice (for the origin of which practice compare 1 Kings 18:36).In quot. 1641 translating post-classical Latin Mincha. Judaism. The afternoon prayer service, the second of three daily services (the others being maariv (see Maariv n.) and shacharit).The term also occasionally appears in English texts, usually as part of a discussion of its literal sense and subsequent semantic development in Hebrew, as a transliterated Hebrew form rather than as a genuine English adoption. Cf. quot. 1962. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > kinds of rite > Jewish > [noun] redemptionc1450 Kaddish1613 Mincha1641 Musaf1650 Maariv1871 Pidyon Haben1879 tashlich1880 shehecheyanu1892 nusach1947 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Psalms xix. 4 (note) The Hebrew word minca signifieth sacrifice of floure, and vnbloudy, so perteyneth to the Eucharist, in forme of bread, and wine.] 1641 Bp. J. Hall Def. Humble Remonstr. ii. 17 The set formes of prayer, that were used at the Mincha, and other the severall occasions of the Jewish sacrifices, I finde specified by learned Cappellus in his Spicilegium. 1675 L. Addison Present State Jews xv. 126 The..office..of the Minha, or Sabbath-night. 1693 S. Wesley Life our Blessed Lord vii. 232 With these the Priests, the holiest Mincha joyn, A cheerful blaze of Flow'r, and Oyl and Wine: In silence then, their private Pray'rs they make. 1819 L. Alexander Heb. Ritual 68 About two o'clock in the Afternoon they go to the Synagogue to Mincha, which is the Afternoon Service. 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 169 Knowest thou what, Moses?.. We shall be too late for Minchah. 1957 L. Stern Midas Touch iii. xx. 153 Israel pronounced the Mincha prayers and eighteen benedictions. 1962 D. Bridger & S. Wolk New Jewish Encycl. 322/2 Minḥah, Hebrew term for the Jewish daily afternoon service. In Biblical times the term Minḥah was applied to the ‘meal-offering’, but it acquired its present meaning in the days of the Mishnah. The Minḥah prayer is recited before sunset. 1973 Synagogue Light Sept. 48/2 In the early afternoon, during Mincha Service, the Confession is recited. 1999 Jewish Chron. 30 July 13/5 They wanted to photograph us in traditional religious garb. Tisha b'Av is the only minchah service in the entire year when talit and tefilin are worn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641
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