Glossary & Translation of Hebrew Words Used Asur – Forbidden BaMidbar – Numbers Bat Yisrael – Daughter of Israel Beit HaMikdash – The Holy Temple Benei Yisrael – Children of Israel Bereishit – Genesis Bimah – Torah Reading Platform Chas veShalom – G-d Forbid! Chavah – Eve Chazal – our sages of the Mishna, Tosefta and Talmud era’s Dat Yehudit – Fitting Jewish Behavior Devarim – Deuteronomy Divrei HaYamim – Chronicles Ervah – Nakedness Etrog [Etrogim] – Citron – a citrus fruit G-d – used instead of El-him Gan Eden – Garden of Eden Gemara – Analysis of and Commentary on the Mishnah HaShem – The Name YKVK – Used instead of the Tetragammaton Haftarah – Readings from the Prophets Halachah – Jewish religious law, based on and including Biblical law Hoshana Rabbah – 7th Day of Sukkot Kedushah – Holiness Klal Yisrael – All if Israel Kreplech – small dumplings filled with meat Mashiach – Messiah – Anointed One Melachim Alef – 1 Kings Melachim Bet – 2 Kings Minhag – custom Mishlei – Proverbs Muktzeh – separated items that may not be moved during Shabbat or Yom Tov Navi – Prophet Neshamah – A level of soul Pesach – Passover Poskim – Halachic Decisors Pritzut – Licentiousness Rosh Chodesh – New Moon Rosh HaShanah – Head of the Year – New Year Segulah – Remedy or Protection Shacharit – Morning Service Shemot – Exodus Shir HaShirim – Song of Songs Shlomo – Solomon Shmuel – Samuel Siddur – Jewish Prayer Book Sukkot – Huts (a Yom Tov – Festival) Taharah – Ritually Pure; Purity Talmidei Chachamim – Torah Scholars Tanach – Scriptures – Bible Tehillim – Psalms Tikkun – rectification; healing Tzniut – Modesty Urim and Tumim – were inside the breastplate and dispensed judgment. VaYikra – Leviticus Yechezkel – Ezekiel Yeshayahu – Isaiah Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement Zohar – “Radiance” – the Kabbalistic Tree of Life – a deeper insight of the Torah ha-Satan – the Adversary Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...