Yigdal
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n. A hymn often sung at the end of a prayer service, based on Maimonides' Thirteen Principles of Faith.
Example Sentences
"Yigdal is on page 242 in your siddurim."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
יגדל 'magnify'
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
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- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
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Alternative Spellings
Yeegdal
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