Yigdal

American

[yig-dahl, yeeg-] / yɪgˈdɑl, yig- /

noun

Judaism.

a liturgical prayer or hymn expressing the faith of Israel in God, usually sung responsively by the cantor and congregation at the close of the evening service on the Sabbath and festivals.

Etymology

Origin of Yigdal

From the Hebrew word yighdal may He be magnified

Example Sentences

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I have told you over and over again you confound the air of the Passover Yigdal with the New Year ditto.

From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel

And if I do sing the Passover Yigdal instead of the New Year, have I not reason, seeing I have no bread in the house?

From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel

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