Piyyut

[Sephardic Hebrew pee-yoot; Ashkenazic Hebrew pee-yoo t] /Sephardic Hebrew piˈyut; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈpi yʊt/

noun, plural Piyyutim

[Sephardic Hebrew pee-yoo-teem; Ashkenazic Hebrew pi-yoo-tim] /Sephardic Hebrew pi yuˈtim; Ashkenazic Hebrew pɪˈyu tɪm/ (Show IPA). Judaism.

a liturgical poem included in the services on holidays and special Sabbaths in addition to the established prayers.

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