Shemoneh Esreh

American

[shuh-moh-nuh es-rey, shuh-moh-ne es-rey] / ʃəˈmoʊ nə ˈɛs reɪ, ʃə moʊˈnɛ ɛsˈreɪ /

noun

Judaism.

the Amidah, consisting of 19 blessings, recited on days other than the Sabbath and holy days.

Etymology

Origin of Shemoneh Esreh

shəmōneh ʿeśrēh eighteen (apparently the number of blessings in earlier times)

Example Sentences

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The Shema and the Shemoneh Esreh have been appropriately styled the "two pillars of the fabric of the liturgy."

From Pirke Avot Sayings of the Jewish Fathers by Gorfinkle, Joseph I.

The "imprecation against the Sadducees" stands twelfth among the collects of the Shemoneh Esreh.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

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