Hine ma tov

Hine ma tov

Hine (or Hinay) Ma Tov is a Jewish hymn traditionally sung at Shabbat feasts. [ [http://www.rainlore.demon.co.uk/Reviews/WillySchwarz-JewishMusicAroundTheWorld.html Reviews - Jewish Music Around The World/Willy Schwarz ] ]

Lyrics

The words in Romanized Hebrew are:

Hinay ma tov u’manayim

Shevet akh-im gam ya-ghad

Translated, the hymn means, "How good it is to sit together with companions [ [http://www.humanist-rites.com/ShabbatService/Shabbat.html Humanistic Shabbat ] ] ."

In Hebrew, the song looks like:

[http://www.templeakiba.net/images/prayers/hine%20ma%20tov.jpg]

Origins

The hymn is Syrian in origin. [ [http://www.rainlore.demon.co.uk/Reviews/WillySchwarz-JewishMusicAroundTheWorld.html Reviews - Jewish Music Around The World/Willy Schwarz ] ] It is inspired by Psalm 133, which reads, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" [The Holy Bible, King James version at Bartleby.net http://www.bartleby.net/108/19/133.html] Traditionally, the hymn would be accompanied by Arabic instruments such as the oud, kanun, and ney [ [http://www.rainlore.demon.co.uk/Reviews/WillySchwarz-JewishMusicAroundTheWorld.html Reviews - Jewish Music Around The World/Willy Schwarz ] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoCzCiJIbBE A video of the Portland State University Chamber Choir singing "Hinay Ma Tov"]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Turetsky Choir Art Group — From left to right: Oleg Blyahorchuk, Evgeny Tulinov, Vyacheslav Fresh, Konstantin Kabo, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Mikhaill Turetsky, Alex Alexandrov, Boris Goryachev, Evgeny Kulmis and Igor Zverev, performing at the Green Theater (Moscow), 2011 …   Wikipedia

  • Дискография «Хора Турецкого» — Содержание 1 Дискография арт группы «Хор Турецкого» 1.1 Официальные альбомы …   Википедия

  • Хор Турецкого (дискография) — Содержание 1 Дискография арт группы «Хор Турецкого» 1.1 Официальные альбомы …   Википедия

  • Ben Sidran — Naissance 14 août 1943 (1943 08 14) (68 ans) Chicago, Illinois Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Psaume 133 (132) — Le psaume 133 (132 selon la numérotation grecque) est l un des quinze cantiques des degrés. Son nom latin, Ecce quam bonum, est notamment la devise du Jesus College de Cambridge. Sommaire 1 Texte 2 Usages liturgiques 2.1 Dans le judaïsme …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Glossolalia — is commonly called speaking in tongues . For other uses of speaking in tongues , see Speaking in Tongues (disambiguation).: Tongues redirects here. For the body part, see Tongue, for other uses, see Tongue (disambiguation). Glossolalia or… …   Wikipedia

  • Malibu Stakes — Grade I race Malibu Stakes Location Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States Inaugurated 1952 Race type Thoroughbred Flat racing …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”