siddur

[ Sephardic Hebrew see-door; Ashkenazic Hebrew si-duhr, si-door; English sid-er ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural sid·du·rim [see-doo-, reem, si-, doo, -, r, im], English sid·durs.

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

siddur

/ ˈsɪdʊə; siːˈduːr /

noun

1. Judaism the Jewish prayer book

Word History and Origins

Origin of siddur¹

siddūr literally, arrangement

Word History and Origins

Origin of siddur¹

literally: order

Example Sentences

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

But the impending sale of Monroe’s personal prayer book — or siddur, as it’s called in Hebrew — has piqued interest in the role religion played in the star’s cinematic life story.

From New York Times

The elegant ArtScroll siddur, or prayer book, used for daily Sabbath and holiday prayers is so sought after that more than a million copies have been printed.

From New York Times

Rather than assume that every Jew knows the sometimes arcane procedures and rationales for prayer, the siddur lays them out in clear contemporary English and features explanatory footnotes, in the way that an annotated edition of Joyce’s “Ulysses” might ease that novel’s reading.

From New York 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