Yeshivish glossary term
onen
אונן
Meaning
- male immediate mourner before burial
Usage and context
Masculine person-form corresponding to aninus.
- Category
- mourning - mourning periods
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
He was an onen until the kevurah.
Plain-English example
He had the special pre-burial status of an immediate mourner until burial.