Dayenu

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Dayenu is a traditional Jewish Passover song of gratitude that joyfully enumerates the many blessings God bestowed upon the Israelites during the Exodus.

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"Dayenu" 1
Dayenu canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew song
Jewish liturgical song
Passover song
associatedEvent Exodus from Egypt
surface form: Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
associatedWithAudience children and adults
associatedWithCommunityPractice singing together at the Seder table
associatedWithHoliday Passover
didacticFunction reinforcing the narrative of the Exodus
teaching gratitude for each step of redemption
expresses appreciation for incremental blessings
gratitude
joy
firstKnownAppearance medieval Haggadah manuscripts
focusesOn God’s beneficence
sufficiency of each blessing
genre Passover music
liturgical music
religious song
hasCulturalRole popular Passover family song
teaching tool about the Exodus
hasModernAdaptations contemporary musical settings
translations into many languages
hasRefrain Dayenu self-linksurface differs
surface form: "Dayenu"
historicalPeriodOfOrigin medieval period
includedIn Haggadah
surface form: Passover Haggadah
influenced modern Jewish liturgical music arrangements
intendedEmotion joyful celebration
thankful humility
language Hebrew
lists divine acts of kindness
stages of redemption
liturgicalContext Maggid section of the Passover Haggadah
musicalCharacteristics simple, repetitive melody
numberOfVerses 15
performedAs congregational song
table song
performedIn Jewish homes
synagogues
refrainMeaningInEnglish "It would have been enough"
religiousTradition Judaism
structure refrain-based song
strophic song
theme Exodus from Egypt
divine blessings
gratitude to God
thanksgiving
usedDuring Passover Seder

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Haggadah includesSection Dayenu
Dayenu hasRefrain Dayenu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: "Dayenu"