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Hebrew Glossary
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Each entry in this glossary includes the transliteration, language, and definition. All entries are listed alphabetically by transliteration spellings. Some transliterated spellings vary. If you look for a word under "H" but do not find it, please look under "C/CH" (example: Hanukah would be listed under Chanukah). If you look for a word under "TS" or "TZ" but do not find it, please look under "Z" (example: Tzion or Tsion would be listed under Zion) and vice versa.
D
Daled
Hebrew 1. Fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; 2. Represents the number four
Daniel
Hebrew The ninth book of the Ketuvim
Dati
Hebrew Religious
Daven
Yiddish Pray
Dayanim
Hebrew Judges
Derekh Masorti
Hebrew The Conservative way
Demai
Hebrew 1. Doubtfully tithed produce; 2. A tractate of Zeraim
Derech HaShem
Hebrew Way of HaShem
Devarim
Hebrew [lit. words] The fifth book of the Torah (Deuternomy)
Diaspora
Greek Exile
Dim'at haSofer
Hebrew The tear of the scribe
Dinim
Hebrew Laws
Dio/Dyo
Hebrew Ink
Divrei Hayamim
Hebrew The twelfth and thirteenth books of the Ketuvim (I and II Chronicles)
Divrei Torah
Hebrew Torah discussions
D'oraita
Hebrew Mitzvot from the Torah
D'rabbanan
Hebrew Laws instituted by the rabbis
Dreidel [picture]
Hebrew A four-cornered top used for a game during Chanukah
D'var Torah (Divrei Torah pl.)
Hebrew [lit. A Word of Torah] A short talk or discussion centred around the Torah portion of the week
Dvash
Hebrew Honey
E
Edah Haredit
Hebrew Ultra-Orthodox
Edud
Hebrew Enourage and support with passion
Eichah
Hebrew The sixth book of the Ketuvim (Lamentations)
Eishet Hayil
Hebrew Woman of Valor - tribute bestowed upon a woman who exemplifies traditional Jewish values
Eit
Hebrew The
Eitzei Chayim (pl.) [picture]
Hebrew [lit. trees of life] Two wooden rollers upon which a Sefer Torah is sewn
Elul
Hebrew Sixth month of the Jewish year
Emet
Hebrew Truth
Emunah
Hebrew Faith
Eretz Yisrael
Hebrew The Land of Israel
Erev
Hebrew [lit. evening] The eve of Shabbos or a festival/holiday
Erev Shabbat
Hebrew [lit. Sabbath Eve] The part of Friday night that is set aside to prepare for Shabbat
Eruvin
Hebrew 1. Rabbinical decrees regarding the sabbath; 2. A tractate of Moed
Esther
Hebrew 1. Prophetess of the Jews; 2. The eighth book of the Ketuvim
Etmol
Hebrew Yesterday
Etrog [picture]
Hebrew Yellow citrus fruit used during Sukkot
Etrog Hadar
Hebrew Beautiful etrog
Exilarch
Aramaic Appointed head of the Babylonian Jewish community in the first millennium CE
Ezra
Hebrew The tenth book of the Ketuvim
F
Fey
Hebrew 1. Seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; 2. Represent the number eighty
Frum
Yiddish Religious, devout
G
Gabbi
Hebrew The person who assists in running the congregation services
Gadol
Hebrew Great, large
Gadol HaShalom
Hebrew Great is peace
Gag
Hebrew Roof
Galut
Hebrew Exile, Diaspora
Gan
Hebrew [lit. garden] Kindergarten (also used to refer to preschool)
Gan Eden
Hebrew 1. The Garden of Eden; 2. The World To Come
Gaon
Hebrew [lit. eminent one] Dean of a rabbinical academy in Babylonia from the sixth through eleventh centuries CE
Gartel
Hebrew Sash
Gedulah
Hebrew Greatness
Gehenna
Hebrew A spiritual place where a soul is cleansed for up to one year
Gelilah
Hebrew The honor of dressing the Sefer Torah after it has been read
Gemach (Gemachen pl.)
Hebrew Charity that lends needed items (i.e. wedding dresses, tefillin, tables, benches)
Gemara
Aramaic [lit. learning] Commentary and discussion of the Mishnah incorporated into the Talmud
Geniza [picture]
Hebrew [lit. hidden away] Space where religious documents and books are stored before burial
Ger Toshav
Hebrew Resident alien
Ger Tzedek
Hebrew [lit. righteous stranger] A convert to Judaism
Geshem
Hebrew A prayer for rain in Israel (said on Shemini Atzeret)
Get (Gittin pl.) [picture]
Hebrew Jewish divorce decree
Geulah
Hebrew Redemption
Gevurah
Hebrew Strength
Gezeirah
Hebrew Laws instituted by the rabbis to prevent people from accidently violating a Torah mitzvah
Giddin [picture]
Hebrew Thread made from leg sinew from a kosher animal - used to sew together a Sefer Torah
Gilgul
Hebrew The reincarnation of a soul
Gimmel
Hebrew 1. Third letter of the Hebrew alphabet; 2. Represents the number three
Gittin (pl.)
Hebrew 1. Divorce, writing and sending the get; 2. A tractate of Nashim
Giyur
Hebrew Conversion to Judaism
Giyur kaHalachah
Hebrew Conversion according to halachah
Golem
Hebrew Soul-less creature of medieval Jewish folklore
Goy (Goyim pl.)
Hebrew [lit. nation] A non-Jew
Gut Vuch
Yiddish [lit. Good Week] Salutation at the end of Shabbat
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