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קדיש

ka-DISH

Phonetics · ka-DISH

Mourner's doxology prayer.

Register: liturgicalPart of speech: noun (m.)Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)

The mourner's prayer — a doxology in Aramaic that never mentions death.

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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