Lecha Dodi

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Pronunciations

Lecha Dodi (leh-KHAH doh-DEE) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A song sung on Friday night to welcome the Sabbath bride.

Example Sentences

  • "I love that new Israeli tune for Lecha Dodi." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • לכה דודי lekha dodi 'come, my beloved'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp

      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).

      Alternative Spellings

      Lekha Dodi, Lekhah Dodi, L'cha Dodi

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