Psalms 113–118
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Psalms 113–118 are a collection of biblical hymns known as the Egyptian Hallel, traditionally recited by Jews during major festivals such as Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot in praise and thanksgiving to God.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hallel
ⓘ
Jewish liturgical unit ⓘ biblical psalms collection ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Egyptian Hallel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Exodus from Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingPsalm | Psalm 118 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGenre |
hymn
ⓘ
liturgical song ⓘ thanksgiving psalm ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Psalm 113
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Psalm 114 NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 115 NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 116 NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 117 NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 118 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalSection | Hallel in the Siddur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | fixed festival text ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Hanukkah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Passover NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilgrimage festivals ⓘ Rosh Chodesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Shavuot NERFINISHED ⓘ Sukkot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | association with Exodus from Egypt ⓘ |
| numberOfPsalms | 6 ⓘ |
| openingPsalm | Psalm 113 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recitationMode | sung or chanted ⓘ |
| recitedDuring |
Hallel service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Passover Seder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Christian Old Testament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
God’s kingship
ⓘ
deliverance from Egypt ⓘ praise of God ⓘ thanksgiving to God ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| tradition |
Ashkenazi rite
ⓘ
Mizrahi rite NERFINISHED ⓘ Sephardi rite ⓘ |
| traditionallyRecitedBy | Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of redemption
ⓘ
festival praise ⓘ |
| usedIn | Jewish prayer ⓘ |
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