siddur

[ Sephardic Hebrew see-door; Ashkenazic Hebrew si-duhr, si-door; English sid-er ]

noun,plural sid·du·rim [Sephardic Hebrew see-doo-reem; Ashkenazic Hebrew si-doo-rim], /Sephardic Hebrew si duˈrim; Ashkenazic Hebrew sɪˈdʊ rɪm/, English sid·durs.Hebrew.
  1. a Jewish prayer book designed for use chiefly on days other than festivals and holy days; a daily prayer book.

Origin of siddur

1
siddūr literally, arrangement

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siddur

/ Hebrew (siːˈduːr, English ˈsɪdʊə) /


nounplural -durim (-duːˈriːm) or -durs
  1. Judaism the Jewish prayer book

Origin of siddur

1
literally: order

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