Amidah

[ ah-mee-dah ]

noun

, Judaism.

1. a liturgical prayer that is recited in standing position at each of the three daily services and consists of three opening blessings, three closing blessings, and one intermediate blessing on the Sabbath and holy days and 13 intermediate blessings on other days.

Amidah

/ amiˈdaː; aˈmidə /

noun

1. Judaism the central prayer in each of the daily services, recited silently and standing Also calledShemona Esrei

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amidah¹

From the Hebrew word ʿămīdhāh a standing

Example Sentences

More than half an hour in, the rabbi began the Amidah, the core of the prayer service, recited while facing Jerusalem.

From Washington Post

But to van Iperen, the sisters resisted on many levels, all of them representing amidah.

From New York Times

In that 2003 book, he wrote that the Hebrew term “amidah,” or steadfastness, is used for resistance that preserves and sanctifies life.

From New York Times

The 6-foot-11 Akok, who joined the Huskies last winter but didn’t play, is expected to give the UConn a shot blocker for the first time since Amidah Brimah played in the middle three years ago.

From Seattle Times

For example, the siddur tells those unfamiliar with the central Amidah prayer to “take three steps backward, then three steps forward” at the start, and urges a worshiper to “pray loudly enough to hear himself” but not so loudly that its recitation is audible to others.

From New York Times