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🕊️ Spiritual repair 📖 Torah practice book
tikkun

tikkun

1 9.9
A book used by Torah readers to practice reading the text with vowels and melody marks
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪkʊn/
  • Jargon
: tikkun
  • I need to buy a new tikkun for my studies.

Examples

  • Before the service, she studied the tikkun to prepare for her Torah reading.

  • He carried his tikkun to synagogue every week for rehearsal.

  • The rabbi recommended using a tikkun to practice the correct pronunciation and melody.

  • The rabbi used a tikkun during the service.

  • The cantor used a tikkun during the service to guide the congregation in the chant.

  • As she prepared for her bat mitzvah, Sarah practiced using her tikkun every day.

  • Studying the tikkun helped him improve his Hebrew pronunciation and cantillation skills.

Synonyms

troper
vstikkun
  • Archaic
9.9

A medieval book with extra words or melodies for church chants

focuses on the original chant text with marks for practice rather than added material

Surface Forms

tikkun singular
tikkunim plural

Etymology

Tikkun also names a practice book for reading the Torah because the word means 'repair' or 'fixing' — the book helps 'fix' the reading by showing the vowels and tune marks so a reader can practice the correct pronunciation and melody.