Meaning of tna'im | Babel Free

Definitions

An informal document containing the terms and expectations for a betrothed couple.

Judaism, plural, plural-only

Examples

“The tna'im contained guarantees of sufficient substance that the couple's future might now be seen as entirely settled.”

“Small-town rabbis, therefore, sometimes lived in conditions of poverty, despite their right to supplement their income with payments for drawing up tnaim (for engaged couples) and marriage contracts...”

“After the tna'im (nuptial agreement) is witnessed, the mothers of the bride and groom hold and break a plate, and the bridegroom shatters a glass at the end of the wedding ceremony.”

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