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Tehilim

English translation: Book of Psalms

17:13 Nov 7, 2002
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Hebrew term or phrase: Tehilim
having to do with music
Krishna
English translation:Book of Psalms
Explanation:
this is what it means

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Note added at 2002-11-07 17:16:21 (GMT)
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The Golden Book of Psalms is located in Abraham and Sarah Memorial and is
used for prayers all the time for Klall Israel. back to Tehilim (Psalms).

Perek Yomi: Tehilim. The Book of Psalms. A Project of MACCJ. the Metro
Atlanta Council for Conservative Judaism. http://uscj.org/soeast/atlanta

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Psalm
n 1: one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
2. Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
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Roxana Marian
Local time: 15:07
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3Book of Psalms
Roxana Marian
5 +1Praises or Psalms
Y (X)
5psalms
zebung
4 +1Book of Jewish Psalms
Nikita Kobrin


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Book of Psalms


Explanation:
this is what it means

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Note added at 2002-11-07 17:16:21 (GMT)
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The Golden Book of Psalms is located in Abraham and Sarah Memorial and is
used for prayers all the time for Klall Israel. back to Tehilim (Psalms).

Perek Yomi: Tehilim. The Book of Psalms. A Project of MACCJ. the Metro
Atlanta Council for Conservative Judaism. http://uscj.org/soeast/atlanta

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Note added at 2002-11-07 17:18:01 (GMT)
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Psalm
n 1: one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
2. Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.


Roxana Marian
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Moldovan do Amaral: http://www.nahalat-hevron.org/tehilim.htm
5 mins
agree  JCEC
7 mins
agree  Emilia Carneiro
1 hr
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
psalms


Explanation:
implicit

zebung
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Book of Jewish Psalms


Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-11-07 17:22:31 (GMT)
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\"Tehilim\" - the Book of Psalms, one of the Books of the \"TANAKH,\" or the Bible. It is a collection of songs of praise to the Creator, songs that arise from the soul of a person at different stages and in different situations in life. The keynote of \"Tehilim\" is intense spirituality, and its greatness is recognized by the Jewish as well as the Gentile Communities.

The principal author was King David, known as the \"sweet singer of Israel.\" But ten other \"distinguished\" authors also contributed one more of the 150 chapters. They are \"Adam HaRishon\" (First Man), Malkitzedek (King of Jerusalem in time of Avraham), Avraham, Moshe, Heyman (not to be confused with the evil Haman of Purim notoriety), Yeduthun, Asaph, and the three sons of Korach.

From: \"A Glossary of Basic Jewish Terms and Concepts\"

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Note added at 2002-11-07 17:28:21 (GMT)
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Tehilim - Hebrew word for Psalms; prayers said before the funeral services by a group of friends.
http://jewishpeople.net/glosofter.html



Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Local time: 17:07
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Borges: ...Except for "Jewish" since the Old Testament is common to both Judaism and Christianity, even if each faith exploits the Psalms in its own way.
8 hrs
  -> Yes Arthur, you're quite right about "Jewish" here.
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10 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Praises or Psalms


Explanation:
The Book of Psalms is, of course, part of the Jewish religion, whatever others may say above and whoever may have also appropriated it.
The word itself is in Hebrew:
Tehila = praise
Tehilim = praises (in this context: often, praises = tehilot), i.e. praises to god.

Psalms are not only said at funeral services - this is simply untrue. They are said on many different and varied occasions, at different Jewish prayer services.

The attribution to King David, Asaf, Yedutun etc is probably apocryphal.



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Y (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sue Goldian
5 hrs
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