Tene (Judaism)
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Tene (Hebrew: טֶנֶא) is a wicker basket used to hold Bikkurim, a sacrificial offering offered by ancient Israelites to God in the Holy Temple. Bikkurim is a mitzvah that was common in the early days of Judaism, especially in 0-200CE.
Origin
Bible
The term "tene" (טֶנֶא) is mentioned 3 times in the Hebrew Bible:
Deuteronomy, chapter 26, verse 2:
וְלָקַחְתָּ מֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר תָּבִיא מֵאַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ וְשַׂמְתָּ בַטֶּנֶא וְהָלַכְתָּ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם
Deuteronomy, chapter 28, verse 5:
בָּרוּךְ פְּרִי-בִטְנְךָ וּפְרִי אַדְמָתְךָ וּפְרִי בְהֶמְתֶּךָ שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ וְעַשְׁתְּרוֹת צֹאנֶךָ. בָּרוּךְ טַנְאֲךָ וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּךָ.
And in Mishnah, Mesekhet Tamid, chapter 3, verse 6:
מי שזכו בדישון המזבח הפנימי והמנורה, היו מקדימין לפניהם, וארבעה כלים בידם, הטני והכוז ושני מפתחות. הטני דומה לתרקב של זהב, מחזיק קביים וחצי; והכוז דומה לקיתון גדול של זהב. ושני מפתחות--אחד יורד לאמת שחי, ואחד פותח בו כיוון.
in English translation (NIV), the word "tene", was replaced with "Basket":
take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name
Research
The term "tene" is often linked to an Egyptian word that bears a similar pronunciation and meaning. Some scholars propose that it may have Canaanite origins. In Chazal, the terms "tene" (טֶנֶא) and "teni" (טְנִי) appear several times.
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