Amidah

noun

Ami·​dah

əˈmē(ˌ)dȯ,

äˈ-,

-(ˌ)dä;

ˌämēˈdȯ

plural Amidoth or Amidot

-ˌdōs,

-ˌdōt;

-ˈdōt

or Amidahs

: a benediction recited while standing during the main section of the daily Jewish liturgy and at the additional service on Sabbaths and holy days

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ʽămīdhāh standing

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

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