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Magen Avot

Magen Avot noun: a scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music, similar to Aeolian, used primarily at the beginning of Shabbat.

Noun

Magen Avot (uncountable)

  1. A scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music, similar to Aeolian, used primarily at the beginning of Shabbat.

Forms of Magen Avot

alternative formMagen Abot
alternative formMagein Avot
alternative formMogen Ovos

Questions about Magen Avot

What does Magen Avot mean?
Magen Avot means a scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music, similar to Aeolian, used primarily at the beginning of Shabbat.
What part of speech is Magen Avot?
Magen Avot is a noun.

Words near Magen Avot in the dictionary

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  2. Magellanic spiral
  3. Magellanic woodpecker
  4. Magellanic woodpeckers
  5. Magellans
  6. Magen Avot
  7. Magen David
  8. Magen Davids
  9. magenblase
  10. magendo
  11. Magenis

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