Yigdal

Yigdal
/yig dahl", yeeg-/, n. Judaism.
a liturgical prayer or hymn expressing the faith of Israel in God, usually sung responsively by the cantor and congregation at the close of the evening service on the Sabbath and festivals.
[ < Heb yighdal may He be magnified]

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