Mussaf
/ˈmʊs.ɑːf/noun
An additional Jewish prayer service recited on Sabbaths, festivals, and certain other holy days.
Did you know?Mussaf prayer traditionally corresponds to the additional animal offering prescribed for Sabbaths and festivals in the ancient Jerusalem Temple.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*y-s-p
“To add, increase, or do more”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
yāsaph
“He added or continued; the verbal root underlying the term”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
yôsēph
“Joseph; literally associated with the idea “may he add,” from the same root”
Rabbinic Hebrew
Hebrew
mūsāf
“An additional offering or service, especially one connected with holy days”
Medieval Hebrew
Hebrew
מוסף (mūsāf)
“The additional Temple offering, and later the prayer service commemorating it”
Modern English
English
mussaf
“An additional Jewish prayer service, also spelled musaf”