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Minyan in Hebrew is מִנְיָן (minyán).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

מִנְיָן
minyán
noun · masculine
In English

minyan

/ˈmɪn.jən/ /minˈjɑːn/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with M

These are the Hebrew words for minyan as a noun.

minimum number of ten adult Jews required for a communal religious service

This is more about the Hebrew word מִנְיָן.

Written with vowel points
מִנְיָן
Written without vowel points
מניין
Said
minyán
Plural
מניינים
Its meanings in English
minyan, Counting, numbering, singular construct state form of מניין / מִנְיָן

The Hebrew dictionary's page for מניין, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with minyan.

These words come before and after minyan in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨minyan⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨minyan⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨minyan⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִנְיָן⁩, said minyán. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מניין⁩. Its plural is ⁨מניינים⁩.

Is ⁨מניין⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מניין⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מניין⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨minyan⁩, ⁨מניין⁩ can mean ⁨Counting, numbering and singular construct state form of מניין / מִנְיָן⁩.

How is ⁨minyan⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨minyan⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈmɪn.jən/, /minˈjɑːn/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry minyan and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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