בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָמַר | Barukh shèAmar, alphabetic acrostic per the Old Romaniote Rite

Contributor(s):

Shared on:

6 August 2026 under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license

Categories:

Barukh shèAmar, Psuqei d'Zimrah/Zemirot l'Shabbat ul'Yom Tov

Tags:

16th century C.E., 53rd century A.M., acrostic, Alphabetic Acrostic, ברוך שאמר barukh she'amar, Byzantine, Nusaḥ Romaniote

A full alphabetical acrostic version of the Barukh shèAmar prayer, part of the uniquely complex old Romaniote-rite Psuqei d-Zimra liturgy for Shabbat as found in as found in the 1523 Venice printing of the Maḥzor Romaniote.

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָמַר וְהָיָה הָעוֹלָם בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be the One who spoke and existence was! Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ אוֹמֵר וְעוֹשֶׂה׃ בָּרוּךְ בּוֹרֵא בְּרֵאשִׁית׃ בָּרוּךְ גּוֹזֵר וּמְקַיֵּם׃ בָּרוּךְ דָּן יְחִידִי לְכׇל־בָּאֵי הָעוֹלָם — בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be the Speaker and Doer! Blessed be the Creator of creation! Blessed be the Decreer and Fulfiller! Blessed be the sole Judge over all who come into existence — Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ הַמְרַחֵם עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ בָּרוּךְ הַמְרַחֵם עַל־הַבְּרִיּוֹת בָּרוּךְ וְה֣וּא בְ֭אֶחָד וּמִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ (איוב כג:יג) — בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be the Merciful One over the earth! Blessed be the Merciful One over creatures! Blessed be — and They are as one who whom can dissuade? (Job 23:13) — Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ זָן וּמְפַרְנֵס לַכֹּל׃ בָּרוּךְ חַי לָעַד וְקַיָּם לָנֶֽצַח׃ בָּרוּךְ טוֹב וּמֵטִיב לַכֹּל׃ בָּרוּךְ יָחִיד בְּעוֹלָמוֹ — בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be the Feeder and Provider of all! Blessed be the One Living Eternal and Existing Forever! Blessed be the Good One who does good to all! Blessed be the One unique in Their existence — Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ כְּבוֹדוֹ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ׃ בָּרוּךְ לֹא־יִיעַ֖ף וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֑ע אֵ֥ין חֵ֖קֶר לִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ (ישעיהו מא:ד) — בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be Their glory from its place! Blessed be the Neither Tiring Nor Toiling One with measureless understanding (Isaiah 41:4) — Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ מַעֲבִיר אֲפֵלָה וּמֵבִיא אוֹרָה׃ בָּרוּךְ נֹתֵ֥ן לַיָּעֵ֖ף כֹּ֑חַ וּלְאֵ֥ין אוֹנִ֖ים עׇצְמָ֥ה יַרְבֶּֽה (ישעיה מ:כט) — בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be the Remover of darkness and Bringer of light! Blessed be the Giver of strength to the weary, increasing power for those without vigor (Isaiah 40:29) — Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ סוֹמֵךְ נוֹפְלִים רוֹפֵא חוֹלִים וּמַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים׃ בָּרוּךְ עֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת עַד־אֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר וְ֝נִפְלָא֗וֹת עַד־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר (איוב ט:י) — בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be the Supporter of the fallen, Healer of the sick, Freer of the bound! Blessed be The Doer of measureless greatnesses, innumerable wonders (Job 9:10) — Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ פּוֹדֶה וּמַצִּיל׃ בָּרוּךְ פֹּעֵ֥ל יְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹת בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (תהלים ז:יב) בָּרוּךְ צַדִּיק וְחָסִיד בְּכׇל־הַדּוֹרוֹת — בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be the Freer and Savior! Blessed be the Worker of Salvation within the earth! (Psalms 7:12) Blessed be the Righteous and Merciful in all generations — Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ קָרוֹב לְכׇל־קֹרְאָיו בֶּאֱמֶת׃ בָּרוּךְ רָ֣ם וְנִשָּׂ֗א שֹׁכֵ֥ן עַד֙ וְקָד֣וֹשׁ שְׁמ֔וֹ (ישעיה נז:טו) — בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be the One close to all who call on Them in truth! Blessed be the High and Exalted, dwelling yonder, and holy Their name (Isaiah 57:15) — Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאֵין לְפָנָיו לֹא־עַוְלָה וְלֹא־שִׁכְחָה לֹא־כָּזָב וְלֹא־מִרְמָה לֹא־מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים וְלֹא־מֶֽקַח שֹֽׁחַד — בָּרוּךְ הוּא׃	Blessed be the One without injustice,^[1] literally: ‘the One before whom there is no injustice.’ Find Pirkei Avot 4:22. without forgetting, without deceit, without fraud, without bias, without bribery — Blessed be They!
בָּרוּךְ תָּמִים בְּכׇל דְּרָכָיו כַּכָּתוּב — הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֢ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהֹוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בּֽוֹ׃ (תהלים יח:לא) וִיבָֽרְכוּ֙ שֵׁ֣ם כְּבֹדֶ֔ךָ וּמְרוֹמַ֥ם עַל־כׇּל־בְּרָכָ֖ה וּתְהִלָּֽה׃ (נחמיה ט:ה) כִּֽי־יְהֹוָ֣ה עֶלְי֣וֹן נוֹרָ֑א מֶ֥לֶךְ גָּ֝ד֗וֹל עַל־כׇּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (תהלים מז:ג) כׇּל־הָאָ֤רֶץ ׀ יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לְ֭ךָ וִיזַמְּרוּ־לָ֑ךְ יְזַמְּר֖וּ שִׁמְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃ (תהלים סו:ד)	Blessed be the One pure in all Their ways, as is written: The Deity’s path is pure, the Cause’s speech is refined, They are a shield to all who shelter in Them. (Psalms 18:31) And let them bless Your glorious name, exalted over all blessing and praise! (Nehemiah 9:5) For the Utmost Cause is awesome, a great Sovereign over all the earth! (Psalms 47:3) All the earth will bow down to You and hymn You, hymn Your name, selah! (Psalms 66:4)
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הָאֵל הַמֶּֽלֶךְ אָב הָרַחֲמָן הַמְּהֻלָּל הַמְשֻׁבָּח וְהַמְּפֹאָר בְּפִי עַמּוֹ וּבִלְשׁוֹן כׇּל־חֲסִידָיו וַעֲבָדָיו וּבְשִׁירֵי דָּוִד עַבְדְּךָ בֶּן־יִשַׁי נְהַלֶּלְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ נְשַׁבְּחָךְ נְפַאֲרָךְ נְרוֹמְמָךְ וְנַמְלִיכָךְ וְנַזְכִּיר אֶת־שִׁמְךָ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ יָחִיד חַי הָעוֹלָמִים מֶֽלֶךְ מְשֻׁבָּח וּמְפֹאָר לַעֲדֵי־עַד לָנֶֽצַח. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה מֶֽלֶךְ מְהֻלָּל בַּשְּׁבָחוֹת׃	Blessed are You, Cause our God, Sovereign of existence, the Sovereign Deity, Motherly Father, praised and lauded and resplended in the mouth of Their people and in the tongue of all Their pious ones and servants. And in the songs of David Your servant, the son of Jesse, we praise You, Cause our God, we laud You, we resplend You, we exalt You, we coronate You, and we recall Your name, our Sovereign, our God, unique Life of Existences, lauded and resplended Sovereign to forever and eternity. Blessed are You, Cause, Sovereign, praised in lauding.

barukh sheamar (mahzor romaniote 1526)

Notes

Notes
1	literally: ‘the One before whom there is no injustice.’ Find Pirkei Avot 4:22.

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut)

From a family of musicians, Isaac Gantwerk Mayer believes that creative art is one of the most powerful ways to get in touch with the divine. He composes music and poetry in Hebrew and English. (He also translates and authors his own original works.) Isaac runs a Jewish music transcription service, which will transcribe and set any Jewish music in any language, recorded or written. Contact his service on Facebook or via his music blog.

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

From a family of musicians, Isaac Gantwerk Mayer believes that creative art is one of the most powerful ways to get in touch with the divine. He composes music and poetry in Hebrew and English. (He also authors his own original works and transcribes Hebrew and Aramaic text, adding niqqud and t'amim as needed.) Isaac runs a Jewish music transcription service, which will transcribe and set any Jewish music in any language, recorded or written. Contact his service on Facebook or via his music blog.

Unknown

Sometimes the best we can do in attributing a historical work is to indicate the period and place it was written, the first prayer book it may have been printed in, or the archival collection in which the manuscript was found. We invite the public to help to attribute all works to their original composers. If you know something not mentioned in the commentary offered, please leave a comment or contact us.

Stable Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=68587

Associated Image:

“Alef Bet Etzim” [Tree Alphabet], postcard with the Alef-Bet letters in the shape of trees, by the painter Shmuel M. Melnik. Jerusalem, [early 1940s?]. Dedicated by the artist on the reverse; dated 1943. Shmuel Melnik (b. 1885), partner of Meir Rozin in “The first artistic workshop in Eretz Israel”, decorated the ceiling of the restaurant and the lobby of the YMCA building in Jerusalem.

(This image is set to automatically show as the "featured image" in shared links on social media.)

Terms of Use: Be a mentsch (a conscientious, considerate person) and adhere to the following guidelines:

Properly attribute the work to Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) and Unknown.
Clearly indicate the date you accessed the work and in what ways, if any, you modified it. (If you have adapted the work, let us know so that the contributor might consider endorsing your revision.)
Provide the stable link to this resource: <https://opensiddur.org/?p=68587>.
Indicate that the original work was shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license. (To redistribute or remix this work in any format, modified or unmodified, you must refer to the terms of the license under which the work is shared.)

Additional Notes:

The views expressed in this work represent the views of their creator(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Open Siddur Project's developers, its diverse community of volunteer contributors, or its institutional partners.
We strongly advise against printing sacred texts and art containing divine names as these copies must be regarded with reverence, complicating their casual treatment and disposal.
If you must dispose of a printed sacred text (one containing Divine Names), please locate the closest genizah (often established by a synagogue) and contact its custodians for further instructions. We also recommend using Morah Yehudis Fishman's Prayer for Adding a Work to the Genizah.

Support this work: The Open Siddur Project is a volunteer-driven, non-profit, non-commercial, non-denominational, non-prescriptive, gratis & libre Open Access archive of contemplative praxes, liturgical readings, and Jewish prayer literature (historic and contemporary, familiar and obscure) composed in every era, region, and language Jews have ever prayed. Our goal is to provide a platform for sharing open-source resources, tools, and content for individuals and communities crafting their own prayerbook (siddur). Through this we hope to empower personal autonomy, preserve customs, and foster creativity in religious culture.

ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו׃ (תהלים צ:יז) · "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." (Psalms 90:17)

בָּרוּךְ שֶׁאָמַר | Barukh shèAmar, alphabetic acrostic per the Old Romaniote Rite

Read a comment / Leave a comment (moderated)

Leave a Reply Cancel reply