Amidah
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Amidah is the central Jewish standing prayer, recited silently and aloud in daily services as a core element of traditional worship.
All labels observed (22)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
central prayer of Jewish liturgy ⓘ standing prayer ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
God of Israel
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Eighteen Benedictions
ⓘ
Amidah ⓘ
surface form:
Shemoneh Esrei
|
| associatedWithTextualTradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | obligatory prayer for many Jews ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Amidah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rosh Hashanah Amidah
Amidah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Shabbat Amidah
Amidah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yom Kippur Amidah
festival Amidah ⓘ Shacharit ⓘ
surface form:
weekday Amidah
|
| includes | Kedushah in repetition ⓘ |
| includesGesture |
bowing at specific blessings
ⓘ
stepping back at end ⓘ stepping forward at beginning ⓘ |
| includesSection |
petition blessings
ⓘ
praise blessings ⓘ thanksgiving blessings ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kodashim
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple sacrificial order
|
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
central prayer of each service
ⓘ
core element of traditional Jewish worship ⓘ |
| numberOfBlessingsWeekday | 19 ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfBlessings | 18 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jewish daily prayer services
ⓘ
Ma’ariv ⓘ Mincha ⓘ Musaf ⓘ Ne’ilah ⓘ Shacharit ⓘ |
| performedAs |
repetition aloud by prayer leader
ⓘ
silent prayer ⓘ standing ⓘ |
| purpose |
personal and communal supplication
ⓘ
praise of God ⓘ thanksgiving to God ⓘ |
| recitedBy |
individual worshippers
ⓘ
prayer leader ⓘ |
| recitedOn |
High Holy Days
ⓘ
Jewish festivals ⓘ Shabbat ⓘ weekdays ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires |
facing Jerusalem
ⓘ
standing with feet together ⓘ |
| structure | series of blessings ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFormation | late Second Temple period ⓘ |
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amidah prayer
this entity surface form:
Shemoneh Esrei
this entity surface form:
Shabbat Amidah
this entity surface form:
Rosh Hashanah Amidah
this entity surface form:
Yom Kippur Amidah
this entity surface form:
Rosh Hashanah Amidah
this entity surface form:
Silent Amidah
this entity surface form:
Repetition of the Amidah
this entity surface form:
Maariv Amidah
this entity surface form:
Amidah prayer
this entity surface form:
Amidah prayer
this entity surface form:
Additional Musaf Amidah
this entity surface form:
Chazarat haAmidah
this entity surface form:
the Amidah
this entity surface form:
High Holiday Amidah
this entity surface form:
Rosh Hashanah Amidah
this entity surface form:
Shacharit Amidah on festivals
this entity surface form:
silent Amidah
this entity surface form:
Silent Amidah
this entity surface form:
Shemoneh Esreh
this entity surface form:
Amidah of festivals
this entity surface form:
Chazarat HaShatz
this entity surface form:
Amidah repetition