The text of Kaddish, unlike virtually all other prayer texts, is written mainly in Aramaic, as opposed to Lashon Ha’kodesh (Hebrew). Although some phrases in Kaddish – such as "Yitgadal," "Yitkadash," "Yitbarach" and "Yishtabah" – are in Lashon Ha’okdesh, the majority of the text is written in
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