amidah

Japanese: amidah
amidah

…Jews offer morning prayer wearing leather cases (tefillin) containing parchment on which this confession is written, one on the upper left arm and the other on the forehead. They stand and pray the Amidah (standing prayer) three times a day, in the morning, midday, and evening. This prayer consists of 19 items, beginning with the praise of the omnipotence and holy name of the God of the Fathers and ending with God's return to Zion and the blessing of Israel, but since there were originally only 18 items, it is called Shemoneh-esreh (meaning 18 blessings). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "amidah" ​​are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ユダヤ教徒は,この告白を書きつけた羊皮紙を収めた革の小箱(テフィリンtefillin)を,一つは左上腕に,もう一つは額に巻きつけて朝禱を捧げる。朝,昼,晩と1日に3度〈アミダーamidah(立禱)〉を起立して祈る。これは,父祖の神の全能と聖名の賛美に始まり,神のシオン帰還とイスラエルの祝福で終わる19項目の祈禱であるが,本来は18項目であったことから,〈シュモネー・エスレーshemoneh‐esreh〉(〈18の祝禱〉の意)と呼ばれる。…

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