Adir Hu

Adir Hu, Passover song, Recorded at a Hasidic Tish in the Bohush Beit Midrash, Benei Berak, 2011, by Haim Rosenrauch

Adir Hu (English: Mighty is He, Hebrew אדיר הוּא) is a hymn sung by Ashkenazi Jews worldwide at the Passover Seder. It switches rapidly between saying the virtues of God in an alphabet format (Aleph, Bet, Gimel,...), and expressing hope that God will "rebuild the Holy Temple speedily." Most of the virtues of God are adjectives (for instance, Holy (Kadosh) is he); however, a few are nouns. (Lord is he).

Adir Hu is sung towards the end of the Seder. The traditional melody is a bouncy, major one.^[1] Other melodies, however, have been composed for the alphabetical song.^[2]

^ Standard version of Adir Hu
^ "Adir Hu in 5/4". Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

[1] Standard version of Adir Hu

[2] "Adir Hu in 5/4". Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

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