Transliteration of the Regular Shabbat Shacharit Service
I have written this guide as a resource to help you learn how to properly pronounce every word in
the Regular Shabbat Shacharit Amida. By working through this guide, you will be able to lead a
Shacharit service from the Bima with no trouble at all.
To help keep track of where we are, I have started each paragraph with the first word in Hebrew.
Also, there are mp3s that you can download from the Shul website that you can download to
learn the Nusach (tune) for the Chazzans repetition.
‫( אדני‬this is said silently to yourself)– Adonai Sefatai Titftach, Uphi Yagid Tehilatecha
‫ – ברוך‬Baruch Ata Adonai, Eloheinu velohei avoteinu, Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak, Velohei
Ya’akov. HaEl hagadol hagibor vehanora, El elyon, gomel chasadim tovim vekoneh hakol,
vezocher chasdei avot, umevi goel livnei vneihem, lman shemo be’ahava.
‫ – מלך‬Melech ozer oomoshiya oomagen. Baruch Ata Adonai, Magen Avraham
‫ – אתה‬Ata gibor le’olam Adonai, mechayeh metim Ata rav le’hoshia
This following sentence is only said from the end of Succot until the beginning of Pesach:
‫ – משיב‬Mashiv haru’ach oomorid ha’gushem
‫ – מכלכל‬Mechalcel chayim bechesed, mechayeh metim berachamim rabim. Somech nophlim,
veropheh cholim oomatir asurim, oomekayem emunato lishenei aphar. Mi chamacha Ba’al
gvurot, oomi domeh lach, Melech memit oomechayeh oomatzmiyach yeshuah.
‫ – ונאמן‬VeNe’eman Ata lehachayot Metim. Baruch Ata Adonai, mechayeh ha’metim.
‫ – קדושה‬Kedusha. This is only said during the repetition. When doing the silent, private
Amida, skip to ‫ אתה קדוש‬- Ata Kadosh
Now the Chazzan does the Kedusha. This is a responsive part of the service where the
Chazzan and the congregation both need to say certain sentences at different times. I will
indicate when and where certain parts are read either separately or together. Sometimes,
depending on the tune, it can be that even the parts that are said separately are sung
together!
‫ – נקדש‬Said out-loud first by congregation then repeated by the chazzan – Nekadesh et
Shimcha ba’olam, keshem shemakdishim oto bishmei marom, kakatoov al yad neviyecha,
vekara ze el ze ve’amar.
‫ קדוש‬- Said out-loud first by congregation then repeated by the chazzan – Kadosh, Kadosh,
Kadosh Adonai tzeva’ot melo chol ha’aretz kevodo.
‫ – אז‬az – This praragraph is joined to the end of the previous paragraph, so both are said
one after the other. Az bekol, ra’ash gadol adir vechazak mashmi’im kol, mitnasim
le’oomat seraphim, le’oomatam baruch yomeiru.
‫ – ברוך‬Said out-loud first by the congregation then repeated by the chazzan – Baruch
kevod Adonai mimkomo
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‫ – ממקומך‬This paragraph is sometimes said silently together with the last sentence by the
congregation and sometimes sung out-loud with the chazzan – Mimkomcha malkeinu
tophia, vetimloch aleinu, ki mechakim anachnu lach. Matai timloch betzion, bekarov
beyameinu, le’olam va’ed tishkon. Titgadal vetitkadash betoch yerushalayim ircha, ledor
vador ule’netzach netzachim. Ve’eineinu tire’na malchutecha, cadavar ha’amur beshirei
uzecha, al yedei David meshiach tzidkecha.
‫ – ימלוך‬Said out-loud first by the congregation then repeated by the chazzan: Yimloch
Adonai le’olam, Elo’hayich tzion ledor vador Halleluyah.
‫ – לדור‬Said only by the chazzan: Ledor vador nagid Gadlecha, oolenetzach netzachim
kedushatcha nakdish, veshiv’chacha Eloheinu mipinu lo yamush le’olam va’ed. Ki El
Melech gadol ve’kadosh Ata. Baruch Ata Adonai, Ha’El Ha’Kadosh.
‫ – אתה קדוש‬Said only during the silent Amida, not the repetition: Ata Kadosh Ve’Shimcha kadosh.
Ukdoshim be’chol yom Yehalelucha Selah. Baruch Ata Adonai, Ha’El Ha’Kadosh.
‫ – ישמח‬Yismach Moshe bematnat chelko, ki eved ne’eman karata lo. Kelil tiferet berosho natata,
be’omdo lephanecha al Har Sinai. Ooshe’nei loochot avanim horrid beyado, ve’chatuv bahem
shmirat Shabbat. Vechen katuv beToratecha.
‫ – ושמרו‬Veshamru Bnei Yisrael et haShabbat, la’asot et haShabbat ledorotam berit o’lam. Bay’nee
oo’vein bnei Yisrael ot he leolam. Ki sheshet yamim asa Adonai et hashamayim ve’et ha’aretz.
Oovayom ha’shvi’ee Shavat vayinaphash.
‫ – ולא‬Ve’lo natato Adonai Eloheinu legoyey ha’aratzot, velo hinchalto malkeinu le’ovdei fesililim.
Vegam bimenuchato lo yishkenu areilim, ki le’yisrael amcha natato be’ahava lezerah Ya’akov
asher bam bacharta. Am mekade’shei shevi’ee, koolam yisbe’oo veyitan’goo mituvecha.
Oovashvi’ee ratzita bo vekidashto. Chemdat yamim oto kara’ata zecher lema’aseh bereishit.
‫ – אלהינו‬Eleoheinu velohei avoteinu, retzeh vimnuchateinu, kadsheinu bemitzvotecha ve’ten
chelkeinu be’Torah’techa. Sab’einu mitoovecha, vesamcheinoo bishoo’atecha, vetaher libenoo
le’oh’vdecha be’emet. Vehanchileinu Adonai Eloheinu be’ahava ooveratzon Shabbat
kodshecha, veyanoochoo bah yisrael mekadshei Shemecha. Baruch Ata Adonai, mekadesh
HaShabbat.
‫ – רצה‬Retzeh Adonai eloheinu be’amcha Yisrael oovitfilatam, ve’hashev et ha’avoda lidvir
beitecha. Ve’ishei yisrael ootphilatam be’ahava tekabel beratzon, ootehi leratzon tamid avodat
Yisrael Amecha.
‫ – ותחזינה‬Vetechezena ei’neinoo beshuvecah letzion berachamim. Baruch Ata Adonai,
Ha’machazir Shechinato le’tzion.
‫ – מודים‬Modim anachnu lach, Sheh’ata hoo Adonai Eloheinu Velohei Avoteinu le’olam va’ed. Tzur
chayeinu, Magen yisheinu Ata hoo ledor vador. Nodeh lecha oo’ne’saper tehilatecha al
chayeinu hamesurim beyadecha, ve’al nishmoteinu hapekudot lach, ve’al nisecha shebechol
yom imanu, ve’al niphlotecha vetovotecha shebechol et, erev vavoker va’tzohorayim. Hatov ki lo
chalu rachamecha, vehamrechem ki lo tamoo chasadecha meolam kivinu lach.
‫ מודים‬- When the chazzan repeats the Amida, whilst he says the above paragraph the
congregation says this shorter paragraph quietly to themselves: Modim anachnu lach,
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sheh’ata hoo Adonai Eloheinu Velohei Avoteinu, Elohei chol basar, yotzreinu, yotzer
Bereishit. Berachot, ve’hodaot leshimcha hagadol vehakadosh al she’heh’chitanu
vekiyamtanu. Ken techayeinu, ootkaymeinu vte’esoph galooyoteinu lechatzrot
kodshecha, lishmor chook’echa ve’la’asot retzonecha oole’ovdecha belevav shalem al
Sheh’anachnu modem Lach. Baruch El Hahodaot.
‫ – ועל‬Ve’al kulam yitbarach veyitromum shimcha makeinu tamid le’olam va’ed.
‫ – וכל‬Vechol Hachayim yoducha selah, vihalelu et shimcha be’emet, Ha’El yeshuateinu
ve’ezrateinu Selah. Baruch Ata Adonai, hatov shimcha ulecha na’eh lehodot.
‫ – אלהינו‬This paragraph is said only by the chazzan when he is doing the repetition. When
you see the * symbol the congregation only should say aloud “Ken Ye’he Ratzon” and the
chazzan should allow time for people to say this before continuing.
Chazzan says: Eloheinu Velohei Avoteinu, barcheinu ba’beracha ha’meshuleshet baTorah,
hactuva al yedei Moshe avdecha, ha’amura mipi Aharon oovanav, Cohanim am
kedoshecha ka’amoor.
1. Yevarechecha Adonai veyishmerecha - *
2. Ya’er Adonai Panav elecha vi’chuneka - *
3. Yisa Adonai Panav elecha veyasem lecha shalom - *
‫ – שים‬Sim Shallom Tova Uv’racha chen vachesed verachamim aleinu ve’al kol Yisrael amecha.
Barcheinu Avinu kulanu ke’echad be’or panecha, ki be’or panecha natata lanu Adonai Eloheinu
Torat chayim ve’ahavat chesed, ootzdaka, oovracha verachayim, vehayim, veshallom. Vetov
be’einecha levarech et amcha Yisrael bechol et oovechol sha’a bishlomecha. Baruch Ata
Adonai hamevarech et Amo Yisrael bashalom.
‫ – אלהי‬This paragraph is only said when saying the silent Amida. The chazzan would skip it out
when do the repetition.
Elo’hi, netzor leshoni merah, oosefati midaber mirma, velimka’le’lie naphshi tidom venaphshi
ke’aphar lacol ti’hi’yeh. Petach libi betoratecha, oovemitzvotecha tirdoph nafshi. Ve’chol
hachoshvim ah’lie ra’ah, meheira hafer atzatam vekalkel machshevotam. Aseh lema’an
shemecha, Aseh lema’an yeminecha, Aseh lema’an kedushatecha, Aseh lema’an Torahtecha.
Lema’an yechaltzun yedidecha, hoshia yemincha va’aneni. Yihiyu le’ratzon imrei fi vehegyon libi
lefanecha, Adonai tzuri ve’goa’li.
Take three steps back and say “Oseh Shallom bimromav, hoo ya’aseh shalom Aleinu ve’al kol
yisrael vimru Amen.”
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