[HANASHIR:3950] Re: 2 questions about Dror Yikra

[Judy Git <hillel...>]

It's called an accrostic, I believe.  I don't know who wrote this, but I do
know that it is part of the Shabbat z'mirot, if this helps you any.

G'mar chatimah tova.

Judy

Steve Greenberg wrote:

> I have two questions about Dror Yikra:
>
> 1)  When were the words originally written?
>
> 2)  In wondering why the verses seem so disparate, I noticed that at least
> two of the verses begin with the letters of the poet's first name:  Dunash
> (dalet-vav-nun-shin) as in:
>
>         Dror yikra / V'yintzorchem / Ne'im / Sh'vu v'nuchu
>
>                 and
>
>         Drosh navi / V'ot yesha / N'ta soreik / Sh'ey shav'at
>
> What is it called when verse spells out a name or the alphabet, etc?  (I
> forget the word.)
>
> If anyone has other information to offer about this song, please let me
> know.
>
> thanks in advance for any help, and g'mar chatima tovah!
> steve greenberg
>



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