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History
Kabbalistic prayer composed by Rabbi Nehunya ben HaKanah, a Tanna of the second century.

Usage
Other times Ana Be’Koach is said outside formal services:
 * As part of Shema al HaMitah (bedtime Shema), to support the soul which departs until the morning.
 * If they can, before someone dies, they say this prayer after Vidui (confession).
 * As part of the funeral service to help the soul rise to heaven.
 * Any time when needing additional strength for daily life.

Text of Ana b'Koach
This table highlights the 42-word name by indicating the initial letter from each word forming it in bold. The acronyms themselves are greyed out because they should not be said in any way.

Each verse is also linked to one of the Kabbalah lower Sephirot.

The eighth verse following the piyyut is not part of it but serves to close it like Amen closes blessings. This verse is also recited after the first verse of the Shema.

Associating these concepts with Ana b'Koach
the 49 days of the Omer in Kabbalah should remind Jews of the Journey of the nation from from Egypt to Israel through 49 waypoints, and how this relates to the 49 steps they must take in their personal life journal. The piyyut with its 49 nine words (42 words plus the 7 component parts of the 42-letter name derived from it), the 49 words of Psalm 67 and them49 letters of verse 5 of that Psalm are associated with days of the Omer, to assist a Jew to understand the 49 life steps and how to confront them.

Ana b'Koach is one of the Kabbalistic inspired piyyut included in all orthodox services. It was constructed to associate it with the mystical meaning of the lower seven Sephirot and the 42-letter name. Its various uses by all Jewish traditions include the devine mystical power into these observances.

Every time the piyyut is recited ome must focus on how it's can assist them in their life journey. The piyyut is said in the Parashat Korbanot read during Shacharit and during Kabbalat Shabbat. It reaches its full potential of guiding a person through life by its association with the counting of the Omer, through its intertwining with other 49 derived things.

An additional verse for contemplation is inserted in the Omer service after the day's count in Edut Hamizrach, Sefard and Chasid Siddurim. These siddurim give the formula for the verse as:
 * The Ana b'Koach word for that day (with its initial letter that forms part of the 42-letter name), plus
 * The combined Sephirot for that day, plus
 * The Psalm 67 word for that day, plus
 * The Psalm 67, verse 5, letter for that day.

This constructed verse combines all the Kabbalah elements in these various sources into the counting of the Omer for each day.

The table below shows how all these parts for each Omer day. For example:
 * Week 1, Weekday 1 = Day 1 of the Omer: Ana b'Koach word – Ana (Please), Sephirot – loving kindness within loving kindness, Psalm 67 word – Elohim, Verse 5 letter – Yud (the tenth letter of the aleph-bet). Combining these gives the contemplation verse for the day 1 counting as: "Ana – loving kindness within loving kindness – Elohim – Yud". In Hebrew:.
 * Week 2, Weekday 3 = Day 10 of the Omer: Ana b'Koach word – ammecha (your nation), Sephirot – beauty within strength, Psalm 67 word – darchecha (your paths), Verse 5 letter – Nun (the fourteenth letter in the aleph-bet_. Combining these gives the contemplation verse for the day 10 counting as: "Ammecha – beauty within strength – darchecha – Nun". In Hebrew:.

Commentary
THE BIRTH AMULET Dovi-seldowtz (separate cite from same site)

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ana-bkoach-a-portal-to-creation/ Ana b'Koach: A Portal to Creation Dvid Gottlieb

Shem Hamephorash