Ashk. Heb. /sheuh moh"neuh es"ray/ ; Seph. Heb. /sheuh moh ne" es rdday"/ , Judaism.
the Amidah, consisting of 19 blessings, recited on days other than the Sabbath and holy days.
[ shamoneh 'esreh eighteen (appar. the number of blessings in earlier times) ]