Shemoneh Esreh

[ Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-moh-nuh-es-rey; Sephardic Hebrew shuh-moh-nees-rey ]

nounJudaism.
  1. the Amidah, consisting of 19 blessings, recited on days other than the Sabbath and holy days.

Origin of Shemoneh Esreh

1
shəmōneh ʿeśrēh eighteen (apparently the number of blessings in earlier times)

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