טקס

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• טֶכֶס (see usage notes)

Etymology

Root
ט־ק־ס (ṭ-q-s)

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in 1896 based on Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis) and Arabic طَقْس (ṭaqs) published in his daily newspaper, HaTzvi.

Noun

טֶקֶס • (tékes) m (plural indefinite טְקָסִים, plural construct טִקְסֵי־)

1. ritual, ceremony

Usage notes

• Some use/prefer the spelling טֵכֶס (tekhes), which was common in Mishnaic Hebrew, but nowadays the Academy of the Hebrew Language recommends טֶקֶס (tekes), and it is far more common.

See also

• פולחן / פֻּלְחָן m (pulkhan)