Anim Zmirot

Pronunciations

Anim Zemirot (ah-NEEM zeh-mee-ROHT) listen
Anim Zmirot (AH-neem ZMEE-roht) listen

Definitions

  • n. A hymn sung in front of the open ark after the Musaf service on Shabbat.

Example Sentences

  • "Goldstein Junior, would you like to sing Anim Zemirot?" (Glinert)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • אנעים זמירות anim zemirot 'I will sweeten songs...', the opening line of the poem

    • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      Anim Zemirot, An'im Zemirot, Anim Z'mirot, An'im Z'mirot, An'im Zmirot, Anim Zemiros, An'im Zemiros, Anim Z'miros, An'im Z'miros, Anim Zmiros, An'im Zmiros, Anim Zemires, An'im Zemires, Anim Z'mires, An'im Z'mires, Anim Zmires, An'im Zmires

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