El Male Rachamim

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Pronunciations

El Male Rachamim (EL mah-LEY ra-kha-MEEM) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A memorial prayer.

Example Sentences

  • "Could you please say an El Male Rachamim for my brother?" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • אל מלא רחמים, lit. 'God full of mercy'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

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

      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).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      El Mole Rachamim, El Male Rahamim, El Maleh Rahamim, El Maleh Rachamim, El Malei Rachamim, El Malei Rahamim

Notes

  • Recited during a Yizkor service, on Yahrzeit, at a burial, or at a stone setting unveiling, usually by a cantor on behalf of a mourner.

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