Yeshivish glossary term
Unesaneh Tokef
ונתנה תוקף
Meaning
- prominent High Holiday piyut about judgment and repentance
Alternate spellings
Unetaneh Tokef
Usage and context
Recited in many Ashkenazi communities during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Mussaf.
- Category
- High Holidays
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
They sang Unesaneh Tokef slowly.
Plain-English example
They recited the High Holiday liturgical poem Unesaneh Tokef slowly.