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Amidah

/əˈmiːdə/

Amidah proper noun: a prayer primarily consisting of nineteen blessings recited in a whisper while standing facing the site of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Proper noun

Amidah (plural Amidoth)

  1. (Judaism) A prayer primarily consisting of nineteen blessings recited in a whisper while standing facing the site of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Forms of Amidah

pluralAmidoth

Origin of Amidah

From Hebrew תפילת העמידה (t'filát ha'amidá, “the standing prayer”).

Questions about Amidah

What does Amidah mean?
Amidah means a prayer primarily consisting of nineteen blessings recited in a whisper while standing facing the site of the Temple in Jerusalem.
What part of speech is Amidah?
Amidah is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Amidah?
Amidah is pronounced /əˈmiːdə/.

Words near Amidah in the dictionary

  1. amid
  2. Amida
  3. Amida kuji
  4. Amida Nyorai
  5. Amida-kuji
  6. Amidah
  7. amidakuji
  8. amidal
  9. amidals
  10. amidantel
  11. amidapsone

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