Glossary

Glossary of words, including trasnlation of Hebrew and Yiddish words

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Anshei Ma'aseh

The devout. Hebrew: אנשי מעשה.

Arba Kanfot, Arba Kanfos

Translates to Four (4) Corners. Refers to the Tzitzit undergarment. Hebrew: ארבע כנפות.

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Bar Mitzvah

Hebrew: בר מצוה.

Bat mitzvah

Hebrew: בת מצוה.

Bedieved

A Mitzvah fulfilled according to opinions that the Halachic authorities didn't decided according to. Hebrew: בדיעבד.

Beged

Cloth, garment. Hebrew: בגד.

Bracha, Berahca

Blessing. Hebrew: ברכה.

Brit, Briss

. Hebrew: ברית.

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Chamsa

A palm-shaped amulet. Hebrew: חמסה, Arabic: خمسة ‎, khamsa. Literately means "five".
Tags: Chamsa, Hamsa, Khamsa, חמסה, خمسة.

Chanukah

Festival of Lights. Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה or חנוכה.

Chanukat Habayit

Moving into a new house. Hebrew: חנוכת הבית.

Chatuna

Wedding. Hebrew: חתונה.

Chulyas, Chulyat, Chuliyos, Chuliyot, Chuliyas, Chuliyat

Winds. Hebrew: חליות.
Tags: Chuliot, Chulios, Chuliyot, Chuliyos, Chulyot, Chulyos, חליות.

Cookies

A cookie, also known as a web cookie, browser cookie, and HTTP cookie, is a piece of text stored on a user's computer by their web browser. A cookie can be used for authentication, storing site preferences, shopping cart contents, the identifier for a server-based session, or anything else that can be accomplished through storing text data.

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G

Gematria

A system of assigning numerical value to a word or phrase. Hebrew: גמטריה.

Gevurah

G-d’s severity. Hebrew: גבורה.

Galut, Golus

Exile. Hebrew: גלות‎
Tags: גלות‎, Galut, Golut, Golus, Galus, Exile.

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Halacha, Halakha

The collective body of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 Mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions. Hebrew: הלכה.
Tags: Halachah, Halacha, Halakha, Halocho, הלכה.

Havdalah

A Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and holidays, and ushers in the new week. In Judaism, Shabbat ends—and the new week begins—at nightfall on Saturday. Havdalah may be recited as soon as three stars are visible in the night sky. Hebrew: הַבְדָּלָה.
Tags: Havdala, Havdalla, Havdalah, Havdallah, Havdula, הַבְדָּלָה.

Hiddur

Beauty. Hebrew: הידור. read more

Hiddur Mitzvah

Sacred Beautification of G-D's Commandment. Hebrew: הידור מצוה. read more

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Inyan

Subject. Hebrew: ענין.

IP Address

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network (i.e. Internet) that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing. Its role has been characterized as follows: "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how to get there."

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K

Kashrut

Kashrut is the set of Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with Halacha is termed kosher in English, from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the Hebrew term, meaning "fit" (in this context, fit for consumption by Jews according to traditional Jewish law). Hebrew: כַּשְׁרוּת.
Tags: Kashrut, Kashruth, Kashrus, כַּשְׁרוּת.

Kesher Elyon

Upper knot. Hebrew: קשר עליון.

Ketuvim

Writings. Hebrew: כְּתוּבִים‎.
Tags: Ketuvim, כְּתוּבִים‎.

Kosher

Kosher are products (food, etc.), actions (eating, etc.), or environments (kitchen, etc.) that conform to the rules of the Jewish religion. These rules form the main aspect of Kashrut, Jewish dietary laws. Hebrew: כָּשֵׁר.

Kosher Lechatchilah

Kosher according to many, if not all, Shitot. Hebrew: כשר לכתחילה.

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Lag BaOmer

Hebrew: ל"ג בעומר‎.

Lechatchilah

A Mitzvah fulfilled according to many, if not all, Shitot. Hebrew: לכתחילה.

M

Mehudar

Beautified. Hebrew: מהודר. read more

Meshiach

The Messiah. Hebrew: משיח‎, מלך המשיח
Tags: Meshiach, Moshiach, mashiah, moshiah, mashiach, Messiah, Melech Hamoshiach, Melech Hameshiach, משיח‎, מלך המשיח, Redemption, Redeem.

Mishnaic

Hebrew dialects found in the Talmud

Mitzvah, Mitzvos, Mitzvot

Commandments. Hebrew: מצוה, מצוות.

Mitzvah Lechatchilah

A Mitzvah fulfilled according to many, if not all, Shitot. Hebrew: מצוה לכתחילה.

N

Nefesh

Soul. Hebrew: נפש.

Neshamah

Inner most point of a person. Hebrew: נשמה.

Nevi'im

Prophets, Prophecies. Hebrew: נְבִיאִים‎.

Nevi'im Rishonim

Former Prophets. Contains the narrative books of Joshua through Kings. Hebrew: נביאים ראשונים.

Nevi'im Aharonim

Latter Prophets. Mostly contains prophecies in the form of biblical poetry. Hebrew: נביאים אחרונים.

O

Officinalis

Common cuttlefish

P

Payot

Payot is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sidecurls. Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Biblical injunction against shaving the "corners" of one's head. Literally, pe'ah means corner, side or edge. There are different styles of payot among Haredi, Yemenite, and Chassidic Jews. Yemenite Jews called their sidelocks Simanim, literally signs, because their long curled sidelocks served as a distinguishing feature in Yemenite society. Hebrew: פֵּאָה, פֵּאָוֹת‎.
Tags: Payot, Peyot, Payos, Peyes, פֵּאָוֹת‎, פֵּאָה.

Pesach

Passover; Hebrew and Yiddish: פֶּסַח.

Petil, Pesil

Thread

Poskim

Decisors of Jewish Law. Hebrew: פוסקים.

Purim

Hebrew: פורים.

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R

Ramban

Nachmanides. In Hebrew: רמב"ן.

Rosh Chodesh

Head of the Month: The 1st day of every month in the Hebrew calendar. Hebrew: ראש חודש‎.

Rosh Hashanah

Jewish New Year. Hebrew: ראש השנה.

Ruach

Spirit. Hebrew: רוח.

Ruach HaKodesh

Divine Spirit or Divine Inspiration, literally "Holy Spirit". Hebrew: רוח הקודש.

S

Shabbath, Shabbas

Day 7 of the Week. Hebrew: שבת.
Tags: Shabbath, Shabbas, Shabbat, Shabas, Shabat, Shabbos, Shabbot, Shabos, Shabot, שבת, שבת קודש.

Shamash

A longer strand of Tzitzit-strings. Hebrew: שמש.

Sefer Torah

The Book of Torah, or Torah scroll. Hebrew: סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה.

Sefirah

49 days of personal spiritual development between the festivals of Pesach and Shavuot. סְפִירוֹת, סְפִירה.
Tags: Sefira, Sefirah, Sephira, Sephirah, Sephirot, Sephiros, Sefirot, Sefiros, סְפִירוֹת, סְפִירה.

Shavuot

The end of Sefirah and the Anniversary of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. Hebrew: שבועות.

Shittah

Halachic opinion. Hebrew: שיטה.

Simanim

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(See also Payot)

Sukkah, Succah

Tags: Sukkah, Succah, סוכה.

Sukkot, Succos

Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles.
Tags: Sukkot, Succot, Sukkos, Succos, סֻכּוֹת, סוכות.

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Tallit Gadol

Large prayer shawl. Hebrew: טלית גדול.

Tallit Katan

Small prayer shawl; Refers to the Tzitzit undergarment. Hebrew: טלית קטן.

Taryag Mitzvot

The six hundren and thirteen (613) Commandments of the Torah. Hebrew: תרי"ג מצוות.

Techelet, Techeles

Blue Tzitzit strings. Hebrew: תכלת.
Tags: Techeilet, Techeiles, Techelet, Techeles, Techailet, Techailes, Techalet, Techales, Tekhelet, Tekheilet, תכלת.

Tanach

Combination of Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim. Hebrew: תנ"ך.
Tags: Tanach, Tanakh, תנ"ך.

Torah

The Bible: Teaching or instruction, or law. Hebrew: תּוֹרָה.

Treif, Treifa

Food that is not in accordance with Jewish law is called Treif. Hebrew: טְרֵפָה‎. Yiddish: טרײף.

Tu B'Av

Jewish Valentine's day. Hebrew: ט"ו באב.

Tu Bishvat

New Year of the Trees. Hebrew: ט״ו בשבט‎ or ראש השנה לאילנות.

Tzitzit, Tzitzis

Strings of the Arba Kanfot. Hebrew: ציצת or ציצית.

U

Upshern

The making Payot. Yiddish: אפשערן.

V

Volition

The cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action.

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Y

Yom Holedeth

Birthday. Hebrew: יום הולדת.

Yom Kippur

Day of Atonement. Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר‎.

Yom Tov

Jewish Holiday. Hebrew: יום טוב, ימים טובים.

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