The following table provides options for God language, the first line in each grouping being masculine, the second feminine, and the third non-gendered.
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I: Barukh Atah Adonay |
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה |
Blessed are you Adonay |
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Barukhah at yahA name for God, as in "halleluyah" – praise God. Some people prefer this name for God as a non-gendered option. |
בְּרוּכָה אַתְּ יָהּ |
Blessed are you Yah |
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Nevarekh et |
נְבָרֵךְ אַתְּ |
Let us bless |
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II: Eloheynu |
אֱלֹהֵינוּ |
Our God |
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Hashekhinah |
הַשְׁכִּינָהּ |
ShekhinahThe feminine name of God, expounded upon in the rabbinic era and then by the Kabbalists in extensive literature on the feminine attributes of the divine. |
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Eyn hakhaim |
עֵין הַחַיִּים |
Source of Life |
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III: melekh ha’olam |
מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם |
Sovereign of all the world |
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Khey ha’olamim |
חֵי הָעוֹלָמִים |
Life of all the worlds |
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RuakhLit. Spirit. Some new versions of blessings call God "Spirit of the World" (Ruakh Ha’olam), rather than "King of the World" (Melekh Ha'olam). ha’olam |
רוּחַ הָעוֹלָם |
Spirit of the world |
