Hebrew blessings and prayers — with transliteration, meaning and audio
The blessings and prayers of Jewish life in Hebrew — the Shema, the blessings over bread and wine, the Aaronic Blessing, the psalms of the Hallel and the Songs of Ascent, and the Lord's Prayer in Hebrew — each with full vowel points, every word broken into syllables with the stressed syllable in capitals, the meaning of each word, the English, and a Hebrew voice to read it to you. Where a Messianic siddur words a blessing differently, both wordings are given.
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- הַמּוֹצִיאBlessing over Bread HaMotzi
- קִדּוּשׁBlessing over Wine Kiddush for Shabbat evening
- שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵלThe Shema Shema Yisrael, with Baruch Shem and V'ahavta
- אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִםThe Lord's Prayer Avinu Shebashamayim — Matthew 6:9–13
- בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִיםThe Aaronic Blessing Birkat Kohanim — Numbers 6:24–26
- מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִדPsalm 23 The LORD is my shepherd
- הַלֵּל — תְּהִלִּים 113Psalm 113 Hallel — 1 of 6
- שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת — תְּהִלִּים 120Psalm 120 Shir HaMa'alot — Song of Ascents 1 of 15
Every blessing and prayer in the tool
At the table
- הַמּוֹצִיאBlessing over Bread HaMotzi
- קִדּוּשׁBlessing over Wine Kiddush for Shabbat evening
- בִּרְכוֹת הַנֶּהֱנִיןBlessings over Food PRO Fruit, produce, grain and everything else
- נְטִילַת יָדָיִםWashing the Hands PRO Netilat Yadayim
Shabbat
- הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹתShabbat Candle Blessing PRO Hadlakat Nerot
- הַבְדָּלָהHavdalah PRO Closing the Sabbath
- שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶםShalom Aleichem PRO Welcoming the Sabbath angels
- בִּרְכַּת הַבָּנִיםBlessing the Children PRO Friday night, at the table
- אֵשֶׁת חַיִלEshet Chayil PRO A Woman of Valour — Proverbs 31:10–12
- לְכָה דוֹדִיL'cha Dodi PRO Come, my beloved — welcoming the Sabbath bride
Daily
- שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵלThe Shema Shema Yisrael, with Baruch Shem and V'ahavta
- אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִםThe Lord's Prayer Avinu Shebashamayim — Matthew 6:9–13
- מוֹדֶה אֲנִיModeh Ani PRO On waking
- אֲשֶׁר יָצַרAsher Yatzar PRO For the body — said after the bathroom and in the morning blessings
Blessings
- שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּShehecheyanu PRO For reaching a new season
- בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִיםThe Aaronic Blessing Birkat Kohanim — Numbers 6:24–26
- בָּרוּךְ הַבָּאBaruch Haba PRO Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD — Psalm 118:26
Prayers
- מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְMi Shebeirach PRO Prayer for healing
- תְּפִלַּת הַדֶּרֶךְTraveler's Prayer PRO Tefilat HaDerech
- אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּAvinu Malkeinu PRO Our Father, our King
- עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹםOseh Shalom PRO He who makes peace
- קַדִּישׁKaddish PRO Chatzi Kaddish — in Aramaic
- אָנָּא בְּכֹחַAna Bekoach PRO Please, by the power of Your right hand
- אַל תִּירָאAl Tira PRO Do not fear sudden terror — the three verses after Aleinu
The service
- עֲמִידָהThe Amidah PRO The standing prayer — its opening, closing and meditation
- מִי כָמֹכָהMi Chamocha PRO Who is like You — the song at the sea, in the service
- נִשְׁמַת כָּל חַיNishmat Kol Chai PRO The breath of every living thing — its opening
- עָלֵינוּAleinu PRO It is our duty to praise — closing every service
Psalms
- מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִדPsalm 23 The LORD is my shepherd
- Hallel — Psalm 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118 PRO
- Psalms of Ascent — Psalm 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134 PRO
- אַשְׁרֵיAshrei PRO Happy are those who dwell in Your house — Psalm 145 with its framing …
Hymns
- אֲדוֹן עוֹלָםAdon Olam PRO Master of the world
How the tool teaches a prayer
Every line is laid out one word to a card: the pointed Hebrew, the syllables with the stress in capitals, the meaning. A Hebrew voice reads each line at normal speed, slowly, or one syllable at a time, and a study sheet or a compact one-page PDF prints the whole prayer. The psalms are taken word for word from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, with the stress read from the cantillation marks; the blessings follow the siddur, and where Messianic congregations word a blessing differently that wording is given too.