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   daven

   /ˈdʌv(ə)n/

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   • 1. (in Judaism) recite the prescribed liturgical prayers: "he used to daven for a full half hour"

   Word Origin Yiddish.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does Daven mean?

   • , Yiddish. to pray. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Daven definition: to pray.. See examples of DAVEN used in a sentence.

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   What does Daven mean in Yiddish?

   • Daven is the originally exclusively Eastern Yiddish verb meaning "pray"; it is widely used by Ashkenazic Orthodox Jews. In Yinglish, this has become the Anglicised davening.

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   Where does the verb 'daven' originate?

   • The verb 'daven' is a borrowing from Yiddish, with the earliest known use in English dating back to 1947, as evidenced in the writing of Bernard Casper.

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   What does davnen mean?

   • Also found in: Wikipedia. To recite Jewish liturgical prayers. [Yiddish davnen, of unknown origin.] da′ven·er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 1. (Judaism) to pray

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   When was the verb 'daven' first used?

   • The verb 'daven' was first used in the earliest known use in the 1940s. OED's earliest evidence for 'daven' is from 1947, in the writing of Bernard Casper. 'Daven' is a borrowing from Yiddish. Etymons: Yiddish daven.

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   Is Daven a Turkic word?

   • Kevin A. Brook cited Zeiden's suggestion that the word daven comes from the Turkic root tabun- meaning 'to pray', and that in Kipchak Turkic, the initial t morphs into d, but also cited Beider's opinion that Zeiden's etymology is unlikely.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb daven. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Daven definition: to pray.. See examples of DAVEN used in a sentence.

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   daven in British English. (ˈdɑvən ) or doven. verb (intransitive) Judaism. 1. to pray. 2. to lead prayers. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Define daven. daven synonyms, daven pronunciation, daven translation, English dictionary definition of daven. intr.v. da·vened , da·ven·ing , da·vens To recite Jewish liturgical prayers. da′ven·er n.

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   Daven is the originally exclusively Eastern Yiddish verb meaning "pray"; it is widely used by Ashkenazic Orthodox Jews. In Yinglish, this has become the Anglicised davening.

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   Jewish prayer (Hebrew: תְּפִלָּה, tefillah [tfiˈla]; plural תְּפִלּוֹת‎ tefillot [tfiˈlot]; Yiddish: תּפֿלה, romanized: tfile [ˈtfɪlə], plural תּפֿלות tfilles [ˈtfɪləs]; Yinglish: davening from Yiddish דאַוון davn 'pray') is the prayer recitation that forms part of the observance of Rabbinic ...

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   Definition of daven in the English dictionary. The definition of daven in the dictionary is to pray. Other definition of daven is to lead prayers. CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DAVEN. PRESENT. Present. I daven. you daven. he/she/it davens. we daven. you daven. they daven. Present continuous.