תקנה
Hebrew
Etymology
From תיקן (tikkén, “to repair, correct, reform, amend”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ta.ka.ˈna/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /taq.qɔː.ˈnɔː/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /taq.qaː.ˈnaː/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ta.kɔ.ˈnɔ/, [ta.ku.ˈnu]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /tæɡ.ɡɔ.ˈnɔ/, [tæːɡ.ɡɔː.ˈnɔː]
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /tæ.ɢɒ.ˈnɒ/, [tæ.ʁɒ.ˈnɒ]
Noun
תַּקָּנָה • (takaná) f (plural indefinite תַּקָּנוֹת, singular construct תַּקָּנַת־) [pattern: קַטָּלָה]
- takkanah, a rabbinic ordinance initiating a practice not directly based on biblical authority or oral tradition and promulgated to meet the needs of contemporary circumstances.
Descendants
See also
- גְּזֵירָה (g'zerá, “preventive legislation”)
- דִּין דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא (din d'oraytá, “Torah law”)
- דִּין דְּרַבָּנַן (din d'rabanán, “rabbinic law”)