Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Judaism
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Duchaning
gptkb:Priestly_Blessing |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:Judaism
Jewish rituals Jewish blessings |
| gptkbp:customs |
Kohanim remove shoes
congregation covers heads hands form Hebrew letter Shin |
| gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Talmud
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| gptkbp:frequency |
daily in Israel
on holidays outside Israel |
| gptkbp:gender |
performed by males
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| gptkbp:halachicSource |
gptkb:Mishnah
gptkb:Talmud gptkb:Shulchan_Aruch |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing)
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| gptkbp:iconography |
Leonard Nimoy's Vulcan salute inspired by gesture
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Hebrew
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
mitzvah
commandment |
| gptkbp:performedAt |
gptkb:synagogue
gptkb:Shabbat gptkb:Shacharit_service gptkb:Musaf_service gptkb:Yom_Tov special occasions Jewish prayer services weekday services (in Israel) |
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:Kohanim
descendants of Aaron |
| gptkbp:performedWith |
outstretched hands
tallit covering |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to bless the congregation
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| gptkbp:significance |
invokes divine protection
ancient Jewish ritual invokes peace |
| gptkbp:text |
Numbers 6:24-26
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Pidyon_Haben
gptkb:Judaism gptkb:Brit_Milah weddings Jewish holidays Shabbat table blessings |
| gptkbp:verse |
May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you
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| gptkbp:verse3 |
May the Lord lift up His face to you and give you peace
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| gptkbp:verseNumber |
May the Lord bless you and guard you
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Yom_Tov_(in_Orthodox_and_Conservative_communities)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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