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Simchat Torah

Hakafot

הקפות

Chabad: ' is a reduced vowel — every vocal shva, always pronounced. - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations

FIRST HAKAFAH:

All the Torah scrolls are taken from the Ark and are handed to members of the congregation. The leader (followed by the congregation) chants the following phrases while encircling the bimah one time, followed by singing and dancing. At the conclusion of the Hakafah, the Torah scrolls are returned to the Ark. This order is repeated for each of the subsequent six Hakafot.
On Simchat Torah day, all seven Hakafah sections are chanted in succession while encircling the bimah three and a half times, followed by singing and dancing.
Leader then cong.
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְהֹוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא,
Chabad
ono Adonoy hoyshi-oh no,
Leader then cong.
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְהֹוָה הַצְלִיחָה נָּא,1
Chabad
ono Adonoy hatzlichoh no,
Leader then cong.
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְהֹוָה עֲנֵנוּ בְּיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ*:
Chabad
ono Adonoy aneinu b'yoym koreinu*:
Leader then cong.
Hebrew
אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחוֹת הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא,
Chabad
Eloyhei horuchoys hoyshi-oh no,
Leader then cong.
Hebrew
בּוֹחֵן לִבָּבוֹת הַצְלִיחָה נָּא,
Chabad
boychein libovoys hatzlichoh no,
Leader then cong.
Hebrew
גּוֹאֵל חָזָק עֲנֵנוּ בְּיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ*:
Chabad
goy-eil chozok aneinu b'yoym koreinu*:
The following is then said:
Hebrew
תּוֹרַת יְהֹוָה תְּמִימָה מְשִׁיבַת נָפֶשׁ:2 מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד, הָבוּ לַיהוָה בְּנֵי אֵלִים,
הָבוּ לַיהוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹז: הָבוּ לַיהוָה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ, הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהוָה
בְּהַדְרַת קֹדֶשׁ*: קוֹל יְהֹוָה עַל הַמָּיִם, אֵל הַכָּבוֹד הִרְעִים, יְהֹוָה עַל מַיִם
רַבִּים:3 לַמְנַצֵּחַ* בִּנְגִינוֹת מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר: אֱלֹהִים יְחָנֵּנוּ וִיבָרְכֵנוּ*, יָאֵר
פָּנָיו אִתָּנוּ סֶלָה:4 אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ גְּדֻלַּת יְמִינְךָ*, תַּתִּיר צְרוּרָה: כִּי אָמַרְתִּי
עוֹלָם חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה:5
Chabad
Toyras Adonoy t'mimoh m'shivas nofesh: mizmoyr l'Dovid, hovu ladonoy b'nei eilim,
hovu ladonoy kovoyd vo-oyz: hovu ladonoy k'voyd sh'moy, hishtachavu ladonoy
b'hadras koydesh*: koyl Adonoy al hamoyim, Eil hakovoyd hirim, Adonoy al mayim
rabim: lamnatzeiach* binginoys mizmoyr shir: Eloyhim y'choneinu vivor'cheinu*, yo-eir
ponov itonu seloh: ono b'choyach g'dulas y'min'cho*, tatir tz'ruroh: ki omarti
oylom chesed yiboneh:
At the conclusion of the Hakafah, the gabbai calls out: עַד כָּאן הַקָּפָה א׳. The first Hakafah ends here.

SECOND HAKAFAH:

Leader then cong.
Hebrew
דּוֹבֵר צְדָקוֹת הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא,
Chabad
doyveir tz'dokoys hoyshi-oh no,
Leader then cong.
Hebrew
הָדוּר בִּלְבוּשׁוֹ* הַצְלִיחָה נָּא,
Chabad
hodur bilvushoy* hatzlichoh no,
Leader then cong.
Hebrew
וָתִיק וְחָסִיד עֲנֵנוּ בְּיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ*:
Chabad
vosik v'chosid aneinu b'yoym koreinu*: