different between jew vs minyan

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d?u?/
• Homophones: Jew, dew
• Rhymes: -u?

Etymology 1

Transferred use of Jew.

Alternative forms

• Jew

Verb

jew (third-person singular simple present jews, present participle jewing, simple past and past participle jewed)

1. (offensive) To bargain, to attempt to gain an unfair price in a business deal; to defraud.

Related terms

• jew down
• kike

Noun

jew (plural jews)

1. (Australia) The jewfish. [from 19th c.]
   • 1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151:

     The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.

Etymology 2

Phrase

jew

1. Pronunciation spelling of d' you, representing colloquial English.
2. Pronunciation spelling of 'd you, representing colloquial English.

Anagrams

• jwé

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (?aw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?w/

Conjunction

jew

1. or
2. else

English

Alternative forms

• minyen
• minyon

Etymology

From Hebrew ???????? (minyán, “number, count, quorum”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?m?n.j?n/
• Homophone: minion

Noun

minyan (plural minyanim or minyans)

1. The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.
   • 2009, Charles London, Far from Zion. page 256

     So without my visit, if Simon didn't attend, a minyan would be hard to come by.

   • 2010, Ari Goldman, Living a Year of Kaddish: A Memoir, page 27

     As mourners cannot attend synagogue during shiva, a minyan gathers for morning, afternoon, and evening services in their home.

2. (by extension) A Jewish prayer service.
   • 2009, Charles Simon, Building a Successful Volunteer Culture, page 137

     New people assume leadership positions as required and stay around for as long as the minyan meets their needs.

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