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Zemirot or Z’mirot (Hebrew: זמירות) (Yiddish: Zmiros; Biblical Hebrew: Z’miroth; singular: zemer/z’mer) are Jewish hymns usually sung in the Hebrew or Aramaic languages but sometimes also in Yiddish or Ladino. The best known zemirot are those sung around the table during Shabbat and Jewish holidays.