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Meaning of Shirah | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Praise to god in the form of song
    Judaism, uncountable

Examples

“It is a day similar in solemnity to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur when shirah ("praise") is not offered, as the Musaf service on Rosh Hodesh reads, Zeman kapparah lekhol toldotam ("a time for forgiveness throughout their generations").”
“Israel will imitate the angels by saying the shirah of the angels.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Shirak shirakashi Shirakawa shiralee shiranui-gata shirataki

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