kaddish
See also: Kaddish
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁ (kadish, “kaddish”), from Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, “holy; holy person”).[1] Doublet of kiddush.
The plural form kaddishim is borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁים (kadishim).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkædɪʃ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑdɪʃ/
- Rhymes: -ædɪʃ
- Hyphenation: kad‧dish
- Homophone: caddish
Noun edit
kaddish (plural kaddishes or kaddishim)
- (Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.
- 1963, “Symphony No. 3 ‘Kaddish’”, Samuel Pisar (lyrics), Leonard Bernstein (music):
- O, my Father: ancient, hallowed
Lonely, disappointed Father:
Betrayed and rejected Ruler of the Universe:
Angry, wrinkled Old Majesty:
I want to pray
I want to say Kaddish
My own Kaddish. There may be
No one to say it after me
- 2023 October 14, Simon Schama, “Let us be, to grieve, rage, weep; say the mourners' kaddish”, in FT Weekend, page 9:
- So context me no contexts, analyse me no analyses, suspend your partially informed diagnoses; leave off your strenuous efforts at even-handedness. Let us be, to grieve, rage, weep; say the mourners' kaddish.
Alternative forms edit
Translations edit
Jewish prayer of praise to God
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References edit
- ^ “Kaddish, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1901; “Kaddish, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
