Kingship verses

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Kingship verses are a set of biblical passages traditionally recited in Jewish liturgy, especially on Rosh Hashanah, that proclaim and affirm God's sovereignty as King over the world.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish liturgical category
set of biblical passages
addressedTo God
alsoKnownAs Malchuyot
associatedWith Rosh Hashanah
Yom Teruah
associatedWithConcept Divine remembrance and judgment
Yom HaDin (Day of Judgment)
centralConcept acceptance of the yoke of Heaven
coronation of God as King
emphasizesAttributeOfGod Kingship
Majesty
Universal dominion
halakhicStatus obligatory element of Rosh Hashanah Musaf in many traditions
language Hebrew
liturgicalFunction affirm God’s sovereignty
frame Rosh Hashanah as Day of Coronation of God
proclaim God as King
liturgicalGenre piyyut-supported biblical anthology
liturgicalOrder recited before Zichronot and Shofarot in many rites
liturgicalPosition middle blessings of Musaf Amidah on Rosh Hashanah
liturgicalSection Malchuyot section of Musaf
mentionedIn Talmud Rosh Hashanah
numberOfVerses 10
partOf Rosh Hashanah Musaf triad of Malchuyot, Zichronot, Shofarot
primaryPurpose to emphasize God’s rule over all creation
to fulfill rabbinic requirement to mention kingship on Rosh Hashanah
recitationMode interwoven with blessings of the Amidah
recitedBy Jewish worshippers
recitedIn synagogue services
recitedOn first day of Rosh Hashanah
second day of Rosh Hashanah
relatedConcept Shofarot verses
Zichronot verses
religiousTradition Judaism
sourceText Ketuvim
Neviim
Torah
theologicalTheme Divine kingship
God as King of Israel
God’s sovereignty over the world
universal kingship of God
usedBy Ashkenazi communities
Mizrahi communities
Sephardi communities
Yemenite communities
usedInLiturgy Rosh Hashanah Amidah
Rosh Hashanah Musaf service

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Malchuyot
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