Definition
A prayer or confession of sin in Jewish liturgy, part of the Yom Kippur service where the congregation confesses communal wrongdoings.
Etymology
From Hebrew 'ashamnu,' meaning 'we have sinned.' This is an authentic Hebrew word used in Jewish religious contexts, literally constructed from the root meaning sin or guilt.
Kelly Says
The 'ashamnu' prayer is extraordinary because it deliberately uses plural 'we'—not 'I'—even when confessing individual sins, emphasizing communal responsibility and shared moral accountability.
Translations
ARالعربية
أشامنو
a-sha-m-nu
BNবাংলা
অশামনু
o-sha-mu-nu
CACatalà
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
CSČeština
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
DADansk
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
DEDeutsch
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
ELΕλληνικά
ασχάμνου
as-kha-m-noo
ESEspañol
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
FAفارسی
آشامنو
a-sha-m-nu
FISuomi
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
FRFrançais
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
HIहिन्दी
अशामनु
a-sha-ma-nu
HUMagyar
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
IDBahasa Indonesia
ashamnu
a-sha-m-noo
ITItaliano
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
KMKM
អាសាមណូ
a-a-sa-ma-nu
MSBahasa Melayu
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
MYမြန်မာ
အရှမနူ
a-sh-a-ma-nu
NLNederlands
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
NONorsk
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
PLPolski
ashamnu
a-sham-nu
PTPortuguês
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
RORomână
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
RUРусский
ашамну
a-sham-nu
SVSvenska
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
SWKiswahili
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
THไทย
อัชชามนู
a-ch-cha-mu-nu
TRTürkçe
ashamnu
ash-a-m-noo
UKУкраїнська
ашамну
a-sham-nu
VITiếng Việt
ashamnu
a-sham-noo