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‖ Mincha|ˈmɪnxɑː|
Also Minchah, Minha(h.
[Heb. minḥāh, lit. gift, offering.]
(See quot. 1962.)
[1706I. Abendana Discourses Polity of Jews iv. 118 The Captives of Babylon..sent Money to their Brethren at Jerusalem, wherewithal they might buy them Burnt-Offerings..and prepare them Manna, (for so 'tis read corruptly for Mincha a Meat-Offering).] 1819L. Alexander Hebrew Ritual 25 Afternoon prayers,..Tephillath Minchah... The Hebrew word..Minchah..signifies a gift as offering; but is generally used by Jewish ritualists for the evening. Ibid. 68 About two o'clock in the Afternoon they go to the Synagogue to Mincha, which is the Afternoon Service. 1892I. Zangwill Childr. Ghetto I. 169 Knowest thou what, Moses?..we shall be too late for Minchah. 1957L. Stern Midas Touch iii. xx. 153 Israel pronounced the Mincha prayers and eighteen benedictions. 1962New 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 Misnah. The Minḥah prayer is recited before sunset. 1973Synagogue Light Sept. 48/2 In the early afternoon, during Mincha Service, the Confession is recited. |