tikkun means A night of (usually communal) Torah study. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
tikkun is pronounced /tiːˈkuːn/.
Why “tikkun” is a great word
TIKKUN — [Noun] A ritual of nocturnal communal Torah study, or the specially formatted volume of texts used for this purpose. Borrowed from Hebrew תִּקּוּן (tikún), meaning 'repair', 'correction', or 'preparation', from the root ת־ק־ן (t-q-n) meaning 'to set right, to fix'. Unlike a *shiur*, a formal lesson delivered, or *Tikkun Olam*, the grand project of social repair, a *tikkun* is the intimate, corrective action of study itself. It is the low hum of voices in a lamplit room long after midnight, the shared warmth of shoulders bent over a text, the faint tremor in a voice wrestling with ancient Aramaic—a quiet assertion that to mend the world, one must first mend the understanding.
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- A night of (usually communal) Torah study.“I observe Shabbat because I enjoy observing Shabbat; it is the one day of the week when I can really relax and spend time with my family. When we stay up learning all night at a tikkun every Shavuot, we do it because it is fun!”