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Zeved Habat

Zeved Habat

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סדר זבד הבת
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סדר זבד הבת

ZEVED HABAT

The mother or father says:
Song. 2
Hebrew
יוֹנָתִי בְּחַגְוֵי הַסֶּלַע, בְּסֵתֶר הַמַּדְרֵגָה
הַרְאִינִי אֶת־מַרְאַיִךְ, הַשְׁמִיעִינִי אֶת־קוֹלֵךְ,
כִּי־קוֹלֵךְ עָרֵב וּמַרְאֵיךְ נָאוֶה:
Sephardi
Yonati bechagvei hasela, beseter hamadregah
Har'ini et-marayich, hashmi'ini et-kolech,
Ki-kolech arev umar'ayich naveh:
English
My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountain side, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
If this is their first daughter, they add:
Song. 6
Hebrew
אַחַת הִיא יוֹנָתִי תַמָּתִי
אַחַת הִיא לְאִמָּהּ, בָּרָה הִיא לְיוֹלַדְתָּהּ
רָאוּהָ בָנוֹת וַיְאַשְּׁרוּהָ, מְלָכוֹת וּפִילַגְשִׁים וַיְהַלְלוּהָ:
Sephardi
Achat hi yonati tamati
Achat hi le'imah, barah hi leyoladtah
Ra'uhah vanot vaye'ashruhah, melachot ufilagshim vayehaleluhah:
English
There is one alone, my dove, my perfect one, her mother’s only child, the favorite of the one who bore her. Maidens see her and called her blessed; queens and concubines praise her.
The Rabbi says:
Hebrew
מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב
מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן דָּוִד וּשְׁלֹמֹה, שָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה
הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֶת הָאִשָּׁה הַיּוֹלֶדֶת (פלונית בת פלונית)
Sephardi
Mi sheberach avoteinu Avraham Yitzchak veYaakov
Moshe veAharon David uShlomoh, Sarah Rivkah Rachel veLeah
Hu yevarech et ha'ishah hayyoledet (pelonit bat pelonit)
English
He who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, David and Solomon, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah — may He bless (mother’s name daughter of her mother’s name), who has given birth.
If the baby has already been named in the synagogue:
Hebrew
וְאֶת בִּתָּהּ (פלונית בת פלוני) שֶׁנּוֹלְדָה לָהּ בְּמַזָּל טוֹב.
Sephardi
Ve'et bittah (pelonit bat ploni) shenoldah lah bemazal tov.
English
and her newborn daughter, (baby’s name daughter of father’s name), born in favor.
If the baby has not been named in the synagogue:
Hebrew
וְאֶת בִּתָּהּ שֶׁנּוֹלְדָה לָהּ בְּמַזָּל טוֹב
וְיִקָּרֵא שְׁמָהּ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל (פלונית בת פלוני).
Sephardi
Ve'et bittah shenoldah lah bemazal tov
Veyikarei shemah beYisrael (pelonit bat peloni).
English
and her newborn daughter, born in favor, whose name in Israel shall be called (baby’s name daughter of father’s name).
Hebrew
אָנָּא בָרֵךְ אֶת אָבִיהָ וְאֶת אִמָּהּ
וְיִזְכּוּ לְגַדְּלָהּ לְתוֹרָה וּלְחֻפָּה וּלְמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן.
Sephardi
Ana varech et avihah ve'et imah
Veyizku legadelah leTorah uleChuppah ulema'asim tovim, venomar amen.
English
Bless, we pray to You, her parents that they may have the merit to raise her to the Torah, to the marriage canopy and to good deeds; and let us say: Amen.