A piyyut is a Jewish liturgical poem, usually designated to be sung, chanted or recited during religious services, most composed in Mishnaic Hebrew or Jewish Palestinian Aramaic and following a poetic scheme such as an acrostic on the Hebrew alphabet or the author's name. Well known piyyutim familiar to regular synagogue attendees include Adon Olam, sung in the hazaj meter of short-long-long-long, and Yigdal, based on Maimonides' thirteen principles of faith. The author of a piyyut is known as a payetan.
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Place of OriginLand of Israel and Syria 1 Notable ExampleAdon Olam (Lord of the World) 1 Defining TraitA Jewish liturgical poem sung, chanted or recited during religious services 1 Sources
1. Piyyut - Wikipedia
The Eretz Yisrael school section
They were "overwhelmingly from the Land of Israel or its neighbor Syria, because only there was the Hebrew language sufficiently cultivated that it could be managed with stylistic correctness, and only there could it be made to speak so expressively."
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For example, the best-known piyyut may be Adon Olam "Lord of the World."
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is a Jewish liturgical poem, usually designated to be sung, chanted, or recited during religious services.
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