Piyyutim
- plural of Piyyut.
Example Sentences
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Some of the finest melodies to which the Synagogue hymns, or Piyyutim, are set, are the melodies to Achoth Ketannah, based on Canticles viii.
From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel
He finished the Morning Prayer, stood through the Additional Service, and proceeded to devour the long Piyyutim.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
The question, What is to be done? left him no peace, and he was really reciting the Piyyutim to try and stupefy himself, to dull his brain.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
The Levantine character of the melodies to Hebrew Piyyutim based on the Song of Songs is pointed out by Mr. F.L.
From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel
