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Layn vs Slayn - What's the difference?

layn | slayn |

As verbs the difference between layn and slayn

is that layn is (judaism) to read from the torah scroll during a jewish prayer service while slayn is , (slay).

layn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (Judaism) To read from the Torah scroll during a Jewish prayer service.
  • * It is proper that he who makes the bracha should also be the one to layn .
  • * Ruthie learned to layn (read the Torah) and both participated fully in the services.

    • References

    * [ Torah Layning Corps] * [ Should the person who gets an aliyah to the Torah also layn (read from the Torah)?] * [ Jewish Tribune - Toronto Partnership Minyan continues to grow]

    slayn

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • , (slay)
  • * 1673 ,
    • Forget not: in thy book record their groanes
    Who were thy Sheep and in their antient Fold
    Slayn by the bloody Piemontese that roll'd
    Mother with Infant down the Rocks. Their moans