Hoseni - الحسيني

Introduction

Maqam Hoseni - חוסיני - was named after the Persian sheikh, Hussein Biadur, called 'Abdel Ghazi.

In Arabic, the word "Hosn" means beauty and splendor, and that it why it is the maqam used when commemorating the giving of the Torah.

This maqam is a higher version of Maqam Bayat.

On Shabuot, the holiday that commemorates the receiving of the Torah, we read Megilat Ruth. The ta'amim for this megila are in Maqam Hoseni, and so is the tune for the Azharot, chanted on Shabuot. Hoseni is used for Perashiot Yitro and Va'ethannan which both have the Decalogue (Ten Commandments) within the perasha.

This maqam is also used many times throughout the book of Exodus usually in connection with the receiving of the Torah motif and Tabernacle (mishkan) beauty motif.

Index of Pizmonim

Pizmon	Page	Song	Commentary	Recordings	Application
406.01	332	יפעתך תמה	Traditionally used at the wedding ceremony.	G. Shrem G. Shrem 2 G. Shrem 3
407	333	משמחי לב	Each stanza ends with the name "David." Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript	E. Menaged E. Menaged 2 G. Shrem Recording I Cabasso- Qaddish I Cabasso- Nishmat	קדיש
408	334	דודי אתן	דוד חזק Attiah Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript Yabess Manuscript British Library Or. 10375	G. Shrem E. Menaged G. Shrem Recording Maury Blanco M Blanco- Qaddish	קדיש
409	334	דעת ומזמה	דוד חזק This pizmon, entitled “Knowledge and Discretion” (HOSENI, page 334), is a very sacred song in Aleppo tradition reserved for Matan Torah, the giving of the Ten Commandments. This song pre-dates most other pizmonim in our tradition; being older than 1850. The opening verse says “Knowledge, discretion, and words of wisdom; more than them, on the day Moses spoke; her (Wisdom’s) profit is greater than fine gold; this is the Law that Moses place.” There are a total of eight stanza’s in the original manuscripts; all ending with the word “Moshe,” and each phrase, containing rich biblical allusions, rhyme with one another. The acrostic of this pizmon, “David Hazaq,” indicates that the first name of the author is David, but his specific identity is unknownto us. The melody of the pizmon is from the Arabic song “Tazri Bel Ajafen,” and is only applied for Naqdishakh three times a year: Shabbat Yitro, Shabbat Kallah (the Shabbat prior to the Shabuot festival), and Shabbat Vaethanan. Attiah Manuscript Yabess Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript Commentary on Pizmon British Library Or. 10375	Yosef Hamaoui Fule Yanani G. Shrem G. Shrem Recording Recording M Habusha I Cabasso- Qedusha M Kairey D Binker-Duek Moshe Dwek	נקדישך
410	335	מלא משאלות לבי	מרדכי Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Yabess Manuscript	G. Shrem DMB- Nishmat	נשמת
411	336	יה אשאל ממך	ידידיה חזק אמץ Attiah Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	I. Cabasso
412	336	ישמחו עם ידידים	British Library Or. 10375	D Binker-Duek
413	337	אשרי האיש יודע שמי	Classified also as Maqam NAWAH. Tabbush Manuscript	G. Shrem Recording Moshe Dwek - Nishmat Moshe Dwek - Qaddish Moshe Dwek - Qaddish S Antebi- Qaddish	נשמת
414	338	דגלי שא נא	Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript	Recording Recording	אל ההודאות
415	338	זלף כמטר זלף		Yehiel Nahari M Habusha
416	339	יה חסדך גלי	Raphael Tabbush Aseret Yeme Teshuba.	G. Shrem E. Menaged G. Shrem G. Shrem Recording M Habusha I Cabasso- SA Shabetai Laniado- HM Moshe Dwek Moshe Dwek - SA	שועת עניים
417	340	אל הנאזר בגבורתיה	Raphael Tabbush Tabbush Manuscript	G. Shrem G. Shrem Recording Charlie Chehebar- Nishmat I Cabasso- Qaddish Moshe Dwek - Version 1 Moshe Dwek - Version 2 Moshe Dwek - Nishmat Moshe Dwek - Qaddish Moshe Dwek - Qaddish	קדיש
418	340	אודה שמך נורא עלילה	Raphael Tabbush Tabbush Manuscript
419	341	אימתי יהיה		D. Sebi Recording	קדיש
420	342	יחיד ומיוחד		G Shrem	כתר
420.01	342a	אלי בא זמן	Haim S Aboud	Arabic Recording H Obadia Yosef
420.02	342a	אנא קוית בכל עת לישועה	Sion Laniado	Recording Shelomo Antebi- Qaddish H Shimon Hai Alouf	קדיש
421	343	רב חסד חי לכל נברא	Raphael Tabbush	Recording Recording
422	343	רחש לבי	Raphael Tabbush Hamaoui Manuscript Tabbush Manuscript	D Binker-Duek
423	344	בחר דודי בעמו	Raphael Tabbush This pizmon (HOSENI, page 344), whose title is translated as "My Beloved Chose His Nation," is a song that celebrates the Ten Commandments. In this song, the author, H Raphael Antebi Tabbush (d. 1918), celebrates the relationship between God and the Jewish people, in general, but more specifically, celebrates the status of the Torah as the crown jewel given to Moses. The song further elaborates about each of the commandments and provides a brief comment on why each of the commandments are important. For example, for the fifth commandment, it instructs us that we ENJOY the responsibility of honoring our parents, because it will lengthen your days. In regards to the sixth commandment, "thou shall not murder," it reminds us of the sanctity of all human life, because all humans are created in "Selem Elohim." After glossing over each of the commandments, the song concludes with a charge: "Strengthen! Renew my days to observe the 613 commandments; Quick! Build My walls, and in the Holy Temple you will praise Him." As per H Moshe Ashear, this song is traditionally sung as the PIZMON SEFER TORAH on Shabbat Kallah (the Shabbat prior to Shabuot) and on Shabuot itself, because this festival commemorates the receiving of the Ten Commandments.	G. Shrem Fule Yanani G. Shrem Recording
424	345	אוחיל יום יום אשתאה	אני דוד בר אהרן בר חסין חזק This pizmon (HOSENI, page 345), whose title is translated as “I Will Pray Day By Day,” is song dedicated to Rabbi Haim Abulafia (1660-1744) and his efforts to re-establish the Jewish community in Tiberias. This lengthy song with 18 stanzas is composed by the well-known Sephardic Moroccan poet, Rabbi David Haseen (1727-1792), and the acrostic of the song spells "Ani David Ben Aharon Ben Haseen Hazaq" (אני דוד בן אהרן בן חסין חזק). Tiberias, located on the Western shore of the Sea of Galilee (Kineret), was considered one of the four "holy cities" in the Land of Israel. According to the Talmud, in 145 CE, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai, spent one decade hiding there; “cleansing the city of ritual impurities.” As a result, this city became the location of resettlement of the Sanhedrin after the Jewish exile from Jerusalem, and later, the seat of Jewish religious scholarship. It was in this early period when the Jewish sages Rabbi Meir Ba’al HaNes and Rabbi Akiva lived here and were buried. Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi compiled the Mishna here circa 200 CE, and Rabbi Yohanan Ben Zakkai compiled the Jerusalem Talmud in between 230-270 CE. Throughout subsequent centuries, important rabbis lived in this city and it maintained its status as the center of Jewish learning in the Land of Israel. Tiberias is also the burial ground of some of the most respected rabbis in Judaism; even those who did not live here, such as the Maimonides in 1204, who was brought to the city after his death to be buried. In the mid 18th century, the Ottoman authorities encouraged further Jewish settlement in the city, and Rabbi Haim Abulafia of Smyrna (modern day Izmir, Turkey) was invited to help spearhead the rebuilding efforts, and build Jewish centers of learning. This is the background of why this song was written and dedicated to Rabbi Abulafia. This song is associated with the Jewish holiday Lag La’Omer due to its reference to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai in the fifteenth stanza. H Moshe Ashear, as documented in his notes from 1937-1940, had a custom of using this as the PIZMON SEFER TORAH on the Shabbat prior to Lag La'Omer. Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Yabess Manuscript	G. Shrem I. Dayan (Alternate version) G. Shrem Recording Moshe Dwek Moshe Dwek - Haleluya Moshe Dwek - Haleluya	כתר
425	348	יהיו כמוץ	Israel Najara Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript	G. Shrem G. Shrem Recording Recording I Cabasso- EH Moshe Dwek	אל ההודאות
426	349	האל העירה וראה	Hamaoui Manuscript Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript	I. Dayan M Habusha- different version M Habusha Hebrew Recording	פזמון
427	350	אשים תהלה		G. Shrem Moshe Dwek	ה' מלך
428	351	איומה מראיך הראיני	מרדכי Hoseni or Hijaz. Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Mosseri-Kozli Manuscript British Library Or. 10375	Shami- Maqam Hijaz Libyan- Maqam Hijaz	שועת עניים
429	352	שומרה מצר	Ezekiel Dweck Written during Holocaust. Shrem Manuscript Leaflet	Arabic
430	353	אמרי פי והגיוני	אברהם Maqam Hoseni or Tahir. Attiah Manuscript Abraham Sitehon Manuscript Yabess Manuscript	G. Shrem Recording R Barzani- Semehim Isaac Cabasso- Semehim Naftali Tawil- Qedusha I Cabasso- Semehim Moshe Dwek Moshe Dwek - EH	שמחים
430.01	353a	אל המרומם על כל ומתנשא	Raphael Yair Elnadav Bar Misvah of Murray David Hidary (1984).	R Elnadav
430.2	568b	ויהי בימי שפט השפטים	From Megilat Ruth applied to Mimisrayim (Hoseni).	G. Shrem G. Shrem- Mimisrayim- Megilat Ruth	ממצרים
613	512	רשות לברוך שאמר		G. Shrem M. Tawil Moshe Dwek