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liturgical poem, a so-called '' piyyut'', recited on Shabbat morning during the yotzer ohr blessing. It was probably written in the

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but could be as old as the second century, making it possibly one of the oldest Jewish prayers in continuous use. Like many other liturgical poems, it is written without rhyme and as an alphabetical poem - meaning that the first line starts with the first letter of the

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, the second line starts with the second letter thereof, and so on.

Text

Text below is Nusach Sefard; Nusach Ashkenaz wording differs slightly, and there is a large variety of textual variant in old Ashkenazic siddurim. The first Hebrew letter of each line is made bold as to indicate the alphabetical nature of the poem.

References

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