Magen Avot

noun

A scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music, similar to Aeolian, used primarily at the beginning of Shabbat.

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nounMagen Avot (uncountable)

alternative Magen Abot · alternative Magein Avot · alternative Mogen Ovos

  1. uncountableA scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music, similar to Aeolian, used primarily at the beginning of Shabbat.
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