Akdamut

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Pronunciations

Akdamut (ahk-dah-MOOT) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "I'm creating a hymn based on a Psalm and don't particularly want to use an English translation from a bible. I am also using the Akdamut as a source of inspiration." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Aramaic

Etymology

  • jאַקְדָמוּת מִלִּין in introduction to the words (i.e., the Ten Commandments)

      • 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).

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