siddur

American  

[see-door, si-duhr, si-door, sid-er] / siˈdur, ˈsɪ dər, sɪˈdʊər, ˈsɪd ər /

noun

Hebrew.

plural

siddurim,

plural

siddurs

1. a Jewish prayer book designed for use chiefly on days other than festivals and holy days; a daily prayer book.

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siddur British  

/ ˈsɪdʊə, siːˈduːr /

noun

1. Judaism the Jewish prayer book

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Etymology

Origin of siddur

siddūr literally, arrangement

Example Sentences

He sat back down in the armchair, turning the siddur in his hands but not opening it.

From Literature

The moment the amidah ended, he muttered, “I’ll be back in a sec,” left his siddur on his chair, and slipped out of the hall toward the restrooms.

From Literature

A Ray Charles record crackled in the corner, and at the center of the room in an old armchair was a boy without a black mask in a white T-shirt and suspenders and thick-rimmed glasses, hunched over a siddur and muttering what Molly recognized as the mourner’s Kaddish.

From Literature

The lights of the parlor room dimmed, and the boy began saying the Kaddish louder, at full volume, once more before snapping the siddur shut.

From Literature

He said the Jewish prayer book known as the “Siddur” has dozens of references to Zion, or Israel “and the return of the Jewish people there.”

From Washington Times