Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. A prayer and song in which God is asked to be gracious to us even though we have not done as good as we could have.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• אבינו מלכנו avinu malkenu 'our Father, our King', the opening line of the prayer, and the words are repeated at the beginning of each line of the prayer
  

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

Ovinu Malkeinu, Avinu Malkenu, Ovinu Malkenu, Avinu Malkeynu, Ovinu Malkeynu, Avinu Malkaynu, Ovinu Malkaynu, Aveenu Malkeinu, Oveenu Malkeinu, Aveenu Malkenu, Oveenu Malkenu, Aveenu Malkeynu, Oveenu Malkeynu, Aveenu Malkaynu, Oveenu Malkaynu