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Min⋅chah

  [Seph. meen-khah; Ashk. min-khuh]
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–noun Hebrew.
Minhah.

Min⋅hah

  [Seph. meen-khah; Ashk. min-khuh]
–noun Hebrew.
the daily Jewish religious service conducted in the afternoon.
Also, Minchah.
Compare Maariv, Shaharith.

Origin:
minḥāh
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minchah

("offering"), in Judaism, the second of three periods of daily prayer. Minhah prayers are offered in the afternoon; to facilitate attendance at the synagogue, the afternoon service is often scheduled so that the evening prayers (maarib; Hebrew: ma'ariv) can follow as soon as night has fallen. The morning period of daily prayer is known as shaharith (Hebrew: shaharit).

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