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siddur

siddur

1 9.9
A book of Jewish prayers used daily and on the Sabbath
  • noun
  • /sɪˈdʊr/
translation icon : siddur
  • During my daily prayers, I always turn to my siddur for the set order of prayers.
  • open a siddur

Examples

  • We would intend to daven, we would open our siddurs, but one chore or another always pulled us away.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • "I flipped through a siddur and tried to remember what a good Jew would be doing on a Tuesday evening.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Danny ignores her and the proffered siddur.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • If we were to drop the Chumash or a Siddur, G-d forbid, we would pick it up and kiss it.

    Blog text (20)

  • Elizabeth prays, standing in the living room, with her tiny siddur, its pages thin as flaky pastry.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The Grace said after the circumcision ceremony includes these words: "From this eighth day onward may his blood be accepted, and may the LORD his God be with him always" (Koren-Sacks Siddur, p. 1022).

    Blog text (31)

  • At the synagogue, everyone uses their own siddur to follow along with the service.

  • On Shabbat, many families gather together and read from the siddur during prayers.

Synonyms

prayer book
vssiddur
7 2.6

A book of religious words people read to speak to God

is the Jewish book arranged for daily and Sabbath services
prayerbook
vssiddur
1 5.2

A book with prayers people say during religious services

is the Jewish book with a fixed daily and Sabbath order

Surface Forms

siddur singular
siddurim plural

Etymology

The word siddur comes from the Hebrew word seder, which means 'order' or 'arrangement'. A siddur is literally the book that gives the fixed 'order' of daily and Sabbath prayers, so its name tells you exactly what it does.