Ein Keloheinu

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Pronunciations

Ein Keloheinu (AYN keh-loh-HAY-noo) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A song exalting God which is sung towards the end of Saturday morning synagogue services.

Example Sentences

  • "If you know that’s your kid leaning into the mic during Ein Keloheinu, please do something." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • אֵין כֵּאלֹהֵינוּ 'lit. there is none like our God'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      Eyn Keloheynu, Ayn Kelohaynu

Notes

  • "The prayer has a recurring theme that praises God with slightly different words in each verse: 'There is none like our God/There is none like our Master/There is none like our King. ...' The melody of 'Ein Keloheinu' is one of the most familiar to Jews." (JPS)

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