Yeshivish glossary term
mitzvas onah
מצות עונה
Meaning
- halachic marital-intimacy obligation
Alternate spellings
mitzvat onah, mitzvah of onah
Usage and context
A marriage-law term distinct from onah as a day/night time period.
- Category
- family purity - marriage
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The shiur discussed mitzvas onah.
Plain-English example
The lesson discussed the marital-intimacy obligation in Jewish law.