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This is a list of Jewish terms & concepts as it pertains to Orthodox Judaism. For a list of universal Jewish terms, see: List of Jewish terms & concepts (universal).

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achar meah v'esrim/ve'esrim (va'esrim) aḥar meâh w̠eʿeśrim (lit. after 120 (years of age)) after death אַחַר מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים
acharit/achris davar aḥărith ḋâḇâr final(izing) words (in a sefer); epilogue אַחֲרִית דָּבָר
Acharon/achron//achroin/acharoin/ach'roin (pl. Achronim) Aḥăron (pl. Aḥăronim) (lit. the last; final) 1. Torah scholar & authority from roughly 16ᵗʰ century CE to present day  2. the last aliyah  (see: aliyah¹) אַחֲרוֹן \ אַחֲרוֹנִים
Acharon Acharon Chaviv/Ach'ron ach'ron chaviv (yeshivish: Ach'roin Ach'roin Choviv/ach'rn ach'rn choviv) Aḥăron aḥăron ḥâḇiḇ the last of the last is (the) most dear אַחֲרוֹן אַחֲרוֹן חָבִיב
achay v'rei'oy/v'rey'oy/v're'oy אַחַי וְרֵעָי
achdus/achdut aḥduth/aḥḓuth/aḥḓuṱ unity אַחְדוּת
achrayus/achrayut aḥărâyuth/aḥărâyuṱ responsibility אַחֲרָיוּת
Acharit/Acharis Hayamim (Achris Yamim) Aḥărith Haẏâmim End of Days אַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים
achsanya akhsanyâʾ (Aramaic) lodging, inn אַכְסַנְיָא
achvah aḥwâh brotherhood אַחְוָה
achzar/achzer akhẓâr cruel person אַכְזָר
achzarius/achzariyut (chassidic: achzuri'es) akhẓâriuth/akhẓâriuṱ cruelty, aggressiveness אַכְזָרִיוּת
Ad Chatzi HaMalchus/HaMalchut ʿAd ḥaṣi haṁalkhut/haṁalkhuṱ lit. "up to half the kingdom"; phrase used to highlight one's willingness to give or do a lot for a person; quote from the Book of Esther (5:3) עַד חֲצִי הַמַּלְכוּת
ad d'lo yadah
ad k'dei kach
ad kan/kān
ad meah v'esrim/ve'esrim ʿad/ʿaḓ meâh w̠eʿeśrim (may you live) until 120 (years) עַד מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים
Adam Gadol
Adam Harishon Âḓâm Hâriʾshon (lit. the first man) Adam, the first human אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן
Aderabah/aderaba
Adnus/Adnut Shem Adnus
Adonai/Adonay Ăḓonây/Ăḓonâi/Ăḓonâj My Lord (meaning: God) אֲדֹנָי\אֲדוֹנָי
Afikoman/afikoman Aphiqōmân/Ăphiqōmân/Ăphiqimon piece of matzah  that is broken and set aside during the seder  meal, often to be hidden by children and then found later in the evening as part of a traditional game אַפִיקוֹמָן\אֲפִיקוֹמָן\אֲפִיקִימוֹן
aggadata/agadata aġaḏ'tâ/aġaḓetâ/aġâdâthâ (Aramaic) (lit. legend, tale) story parts of the Talmud אַגַּדְתָּא\אַגָּדָתָא
agmas nefesh/ogmas nefesh
agudah ăguḋâh/ăguḍ̇âh (lit. union) association אֲגֻדָּה\אגודה
agunah
ahavah ahăḇâh love אַהֲבָה
Ahavat/ahavas chinam
Ahavat Yisrael/Ahavas Yisroel Áhăḇath/Aháḇath Yiśrâʾēl love of Israel (meaning: Jewish people) אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
Akedah/Akeidah ʿĂqēdâh | ʿĂqēḓâh "the 'Akedah'" (lit. 'the binding') is a pivotal event described in the Torah where the patriarch Isaac is bound to an altar on Mount Moriah (by his father Abraham), and almost sacrificed (to God) עֲקֵידָה
Akeres Habayis/akeret habayit
Al Chet/Al-Chet/Al Cheit
Al tifrosh min hatzibbur
al yehareig ve'al ya'avor al yēhârēg w̠eʾal yaʿăḇor (lit. 'do not murder and do not pass') said when something is absolutely out of the question; ● "Al yehareig ve'al ya'avor, I won't do it"; I absolutely will not do it אַל יֵהָרֵג וְאַל יַעֲבוֹר
alav hashalom (olov haShalom)
Aleph-beth/beis Âleph-bēth/Âleph-bēṱ the Hebrew alphabet אָלֶף־בֵּית
aliyah ("ah‛leeyuh") (pl. aliyot/aliyos) ʿăl̇iyâh the honor of being called up to recite a blessing over the Torah scroll before a portion of the Torah is read aloud in the synagogue עֲלִּיָה
aliyah² ("alee‛yah") ʿăliẏâh (lit. ascension) term used to describe the act of Jews "going up" to Israel (meaning: emigrating to Israel as part of their birthright) עֲלִיָּה
Aliyah l'regel
alkolpanim (chassidic: alkolpunim) ʿal-kol-pânim (as an interjection) (lit. 'on every face') in any case; anyhow; anyway עַל־כָּל־פָּנִים
alman ("alm'n") (pl. almanim) almân (pl. almânim) widower אַלְמָן\אַלְמָנִים
almanah (chassidic: almune) (pl. almanot/almanos) almânâh (pl. almânoth/almânoṱ) widow אַלְמָנָה\אַלְמָנוֹת
alos hashachar/alot hashahar ʿăloth haṧâḥar/haṧaḥar (lit.) rising of the dawn עֲלוֹת הַשָּׁחַר\עֲלֹות הַשַּׁחַר
Am ha'aretz (pl. 'amei ha'aretz/amei (ha')aratzos/t') ʿam hâʾâreṣ lit. 'people of the land'; the common folk/people (e.g. farmers, laborers etc.); in Rabbinic Judaism, it refers to a specific type of Jew that is ignorant of religious rules and laws, as described in the Talmud עַם הָאָרֶץ (עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ\​עַמֵּי (הָ)אֲרָצוֹת)
amuritz/amuretz/amur'tz (pl. 'ameratzim') (yid. derog.) person that is ignorant of religious matters; from the Hebrew: 'Am Ha'aretz' (עַם הָאָרֶץ) אַמ-אָרעץ\אַמאָרעץ
Am hanivchar/hamuvchar ʿAm haṅiḇḥâr | ʿAm hamuḇḥâr the chosen people/nation עַם הַנִּבְחָר\עַם הַמוּבְחָר
Am Yisrael ʿAm Yiśrâʾēl lit. nation/people of Israel (meaning: the Jewish people) עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל
amah (pl. amot/amos) aṁâh cubit אַמָּה
amechayeh
ameil baTorah (pl. ameilim baTorah)
Amen Âmēn 'Amen.'; let it be so אָמֵן
Amidah ʿĂmidâh | ʿĂmiḓâh central prayer recited standing up in Jewish daily services; synonym: Shmonei Esreh עֲמִידָה
amirah l'nochri ămirâh l'nâkhri (indirectly) instructing a non-Jew to perform a prohibited action on the sabbath אֲמִירָה לְנָכְרִי
Amorah (pl. Amoraim/Amoraïm) Âmōrâh (Aramaic) Jewish scholar from the period between roughly 200—500 CE אֲמוֹרָא
amud ("aw-m'd") ʿaṁuḓ | ʿaṁud prayer stand (or lectern) from which the 'baal tefillah' (prayer leader) leads the congregation in prayer עַמּוּד
Ananei Hakavod
anav ʿânâw̠ humble person עָנָו
anavah/anava ("anaveh") (chs: "anuve") ʿănâw̠âh | ʿanw̠etânuth|ʿanw̠ethânuth|ʿanw̠eṱânuth humility עֲנָוָה\עַנְוְתָנוּת
ani (pl. aniim/aniyim/aniïm) 1. I  2. (a.s.s. 'oni') poor person
ani v'evyon ("augh-knee") ʿÂni w̠eʿeḇyon dal, ani, v'evyon: עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן
anivus/anivut ("ah-knee-v's") ʿăniw̠uth (root: ענווה) humility (of) ● Anivus Emes: true humility עֲנִווּת (עֲנָווּת?)
Anshei Knesses HaGedolah/Anshe Knesset HaGedolah Anshē Knesseth haĠedōlâh/​haĠeḓōlâh Men of the Great Assembly אַנְשֵׁי כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה
apikorsus epiqorsuth blasphemy אַפִּקוֹרְסוּת\אֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת
apikorus/apikores (yesh: "apikoires") (pl. apikorsim) epiqoros/epiqōrus/epiqōres blasphemer, apostate \(modern) אַפִּיקוֹרוּס‎​אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס\אֶפִּיקוֹרוּס\אֶפִּיקוֹרֶס
aravos/aravot ʿărâḇōth | ʿărēḇōth | ʿărâḇōṱ willow branches; 1 of the Arba'ah Minim עֲרָבוֹת\עֲרֵבוֹת
arayos (yeshivish: "aroyois") ʿărâyōth | ʿărâyōṱ prohibited sexual relationships within Jewish law, including incest, adultery, and forbidden unions עֲרָיוֹת
Arba'ah Minim (o.p.a. "arba minim") Arbâʾâh minim/​Arbaʾath haṁinim the four (plant) species (lulav, etrog, hadassim, aravot) used together in Sukkot rituals symbolizing unity and diversity in Jewish tradition אַרְבָּעָה מִינִים\אַרְבַּעַת הַמִּינִים
Arba'ah Turim Arbâʿâh Ṭurim (lit. (the) four rows) all four parts of the code of Jewish law compiled by Rabbi Yaakov Ben Asher in the 14ᵗʰ century; also known as: "the Tur" אַרְבָּעָה טוּרִים
arbah kanfot/arbah kanfos ha'aretz arbaʿh kanphoth hâʾâreṣ lit.: '(the) four corners of the earth' ● 'me'arbah kanfos ha'aretz': from all around the world אַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ מֵאַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ
areiv/oreiv/arev (pl. areivim) ârēḇ guarantor עָרֵב
arevut/s | areivus/t ʿărēḇuth | ʿărēḇuṱ 1. togetherness, feeling of solidarity; being united in purpose and responsibility; compare: arvus  2. the act of co-signing or guaranteeing a loan, or providing a pledge or surety for someone else; guarantorship עֲרֵבוּת
Arichas Yamim/Arichat Yamim Ărikhuth Yâmim lengthy days אֲרִיכוּת יָמִים
aron (chassidic: "uren") (pl. aronim) âron 1. (Aron) Aron Hakodesh  2. ark, chest אָרוֹן
Aron HaKodesh/Aron Kodesh/Aron Qodesh Ăron HaQ̇ōḓesh / (Âron/)Ăron Q̇ōdesh ark/cabinet in a synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls; synonym: 'Hechal' אֲרוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ\אֲרוֹן קֹּדֶשׁ (אָרוֹן קֹּדֶשׁ?)
arvis/arvit ʿarḇith | ʿarḇiṱ evening prayers; synonym: ma'ariv עַרְבִית
arvus/arvut 1. (col.) colloquial mispronounciation of 'areivus/vut'; act of co-signing or guaranteeing a loan, or providing a pledge or surety for someone else; guarantorship  2. (col.) short for 'hisarvus'; communal involvement motivated by a feeling of being united in purpose and responsibility; compare: areivus עַרְבוּת
Asarah b'Teves/Beteves ʿĂśârâh Beṭēḇēth 10ᵗʰ of Teves; fast day commemorating the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, which ultimately led to the destruction of the First Temple עֲשָׂרָה בְּטֵבֵת
Aseres Hadibros/Aseret Hadibrot ʿĂśereth Haḋibroth/Haḋibroṱ the Ten Commandments עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת
Aseret/Aseres Yemei Teshuvah ʿĂśereth Yemē Ṱeshuḇâh/​ʿĂśereth Yemē Teshuḇâh (lit. 'Ten days of repentance') ten days between Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish new year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), which are considered a time for reflection, repentance, and seeking forgiveness from God עֲשֶׂרֶת יְמֵי תְּשׁוּבָה
Asher Yatzar/Yotsar Ăsher Yâṣar blessing recited after using the restroom אֲשֶׁר יָצַר
Ashkenazi (pl. Ashkenazim) Ashkenaẓ̇i (noun) Jewish person belonging to the Jewish ethnic and/or cultural group originating in Central and Eastern Europe; also see Ashkenaz אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי
Ashkenazi² (also spelled: ashkenazi) Ashkenaẓ̇i (adj.) related to Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazi culture אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי
asifah/aseifah ăsiphâh/ăsēphâh (lit. assembly, gathering) gathering of people for a specific purpose, such as prayer, study, or communal discussion; in modern Hebrew, "asifah" can also refer to various types of gatherings or events, including conferences, meetings, or rallies אֲסִיפָה (aram.) \ אֲסֵיפָה
asiyah/asiya/assiah ʿăśiẏâh (lit. (the) act, (the) doing/making) 1. the act of doing something, generally with religious implications  2. (Asiyah) in Jewish mysticism, particularly in Kabbalah: one of the four worlds or realms of existence עֲשִׂיָּה
askan ("asken") (pl. askanim) activist; community leader; person who is actively involved in communal affairs, often advocating for the needs and interests of a specific community, particularly within the Orthodox Jewish community אַסְקָן\אַסקן
asur/assur âsur/âssur forbidden, prohibited אָסוּר
Atseres/Atzeret ʿĂṣereth | ʿĂṣereṱ (lit. assembly, gathering or pause) generally speaking, "Atseres" refers to the eighth day of Sukkoth; it can also refer to the holiday of Shavuoth עֲצֶרֶת
Atzilut/atzilus ʿĂṣiluth | ʿĂṣiluṱ 1. (lit. closeness, communion or nobleness) emanation  2. (Kabbalah) (Atzilus) Olam Haʾatziluth ('World of Emanation'): the highest of the four spiritual worlds/realms of existence אֲצִילוּת
atzmus/atzmut ʿaṣmuth | ʿaṣmuṱ someone or something's essence עַצְמוּת
aufruf/oifruf
Av haRachamim Aḇ hâRăḥamim Father of Mercy/Compassion (meaning God) אָב הָרַחֲמִים
Av Melacha aḇ melâʾkhâh primary category of work or labor that is prohibited on Shabbat אַב מְלָאכָה
aveirah (pl. aveiros/averot) ʿăḇērâh (a) sin עֲבֵרָה
avel (pl. avelim) âḇēl mourner; someone who is observing aveilut אָבֵל
avelut/s | aveilus/t ăḇēluth/ăḇēluṱ period of mourning observed by Jews following the death of a close relative אֲבֵלוּת
Avi-Avot/Avi-Avos Hatumah Ăḇi-Aḇoth Haṭ̇umʾâh most severe level of ritual impurity אֲבִי-אָבוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה
avleh (pl. avlos/t)
Avnet Aḇnēṭ Priestly sash or girdle; one of the 4 Bigdei Kehuna  that the Aaronite Priests wore during Temple services אַבְנֵט
Avodah Zarah ʿĂḇodâh | ʿĂḇoḓâh Ẓârâh idol worship עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה
Avodat/Avodas Hashem ʿĂḇodath Haṧēm servitude to God עֲבוֹדַת ה׳ (הַשֵּׁם)
Avos/Avot (yesh, rel.: ovois) (chassidic: uves) Âḇoth/Âḇoṱ (lit. fathers) 1. The Patriarchs  2. Pirkei Avos  (Tractate of the Mishnah, a.k.a. 'Ethics of the Fathers') אָבוֹת
avreich married man who studies 'Torah' full-time, particularly in a Yeshivah setting אַבְרֵךְ\אַבֿרֵךְ
Ayin Hora ("aynehora") ʿAyin hârấʿ/hâráʿ (the) Evil eye עַיִן הָרָע\עַיִן הָרַע
aynreddenish
Azazel ʿĂẓâʾẓēl 1. sacrificial goat, symbolically carrying the sins of the people, which was thrown of a cliff on Yom Kippur (origin of the word scapegoat)  2. name of a fallen angel in the Book of Enoch עֲזָאזֵל
b'al peh bʿal peh (lit. 'by mouth') by heart בְּעַל פֶּה
b'Chasdei/b'chasdei Hashem
b'di'eved/bedi'eved bediʿăḇaḓ/beḓiʿăḇaḓ/b'ḏiʿăḇaḓ situation where an action was not performed ideally or according to the preferred or optimal method, but is nonetheless acceptable or valid after the fact; compare: lechatchila בְּדִיעֲבַד
b'erech
b'etzem/be'etzem beʿẹṣem in essence בְּעֶצֶם
b'Ezrat/b'Ezras Hashem beʿeẓrath Haṧēm with the help of God ("‎הַשֵּׁם") בְּעֶזְרַת ה׳
b'heseivah behesēḇâh (on Passover) in a reclining position בְּהֶסֵבָה
b'kitzur/bekitzur beqiṣur/b'qiṣur in short בְּקִיצוּר
b'li/beli ayin hora ("beli ayn'hora") beli ʿayin hârấʿ/hâráʿ without the Evil Eye בְּלִי עַיִן הָרָע\הָרַע
b'li neder/nedder ("bli neyder") b'li nedder/​neḏer/neḓer without a vow (i.e. without promising) בְּלִי נֶדֶר
B'nei Anusim lit.: "Children of the forced ones"; Jews or descendents of Jews who were forcibly converted to Christianity during the Spanish inquisition; also known as "Crypto-Jews" or "Marranos" בְּנֵי אֲנוּסִים
b'nei/bnei/benei b'nē/benē 1. (lit.) sons of  2. people of בְּנֵי
B'nei/bnei melachim b'nē melâkhim sons of kings בְּנֵי מְלָכִים
b'shem/b'sheim beshēm in the name (of) בְּשֵׁם
b'shem Hashem beshēm Haṧēm in the name of God בְּשֵׁם ה׳ (בְּשֵׁם הַשֵּם)
b'tnai/bitnai bithnay/bithnaj/​bithnâī (bithnâï) lit. 'with the condition that/of'; on condition (that) בִּתְנַאי\בִּתְנָאִי
b'yechidus/beyechidut
ba'al/baal (pl. ba'alim) lit. 'master'; 1. owner or person in charge  2. husband  3. (in conjuctions) baal *: having ownership, mastery, the appointment over sth, or having sth as an occupation ● 'ba'al davar': person that is connected to a matter, often a quarrel or dispute בַּעַל \ בְּעָלִים
ba'alat/baalas (f) lit. 'mistress of'; (in conjuctions) ba'alat *: having ownership, mastery, the appointment over sth, or having sth as an occupation בַּעֲלַת \ בַּעֲלוֹת
ba'alut/ba'alus 1. ownership or having the authority over sth  2. husbandship  3. mastery (of sth)
ba'al habayit/baal habayis lit. (male) 'master of the house'; owner of the house בַּעַל־הַבַּיִת
ba'alat habayit/baalas habayis lit. (female) 'master of the house'; owner of the house בַּעֲלַת הַבַּיִת
baal kishron (lit. 'master of talent')small> talented person בַּעַל כִּשְׁרוֹן
Ba'al Kore | ba'al/baal koreh baʿal qōrē (ba'al qeriʾâh) person tasked with reading the Torah portion aloud during synagogue services, typically on Shabbat  and holidays בַּעַל קוֹרֵא (בַּעַל קְרִיאָה :original)
baal ga'avah/gaavah ("gaaveh") baʿal ġaʾăw̠âh haughty person בַּעַל גַּאֲוָה
baal mofes/moifes baʿal mōphēth miracle worker בַּעַל מוֹפֵת
Baal Simchah Baʿal śimḥâh
Baal Tefillah Baʿal Tephillâh/Tefillâh/Tephil̇âh person leading the prayer during communal prayer services בַּעַל תְּפִלָּה
Baal Teshuvah Baʿal Teshuḇâh/Ṱeshuḇâh man that was previously less observant that has since embraced religious observance and returned to a more traditional or observant lifestyle בַּעַל תְּשׁוּבָה
Ba'alat/Baalas Teshuvah Baʿalath Teshuḇâh/Ṱeshuḇâh woman that was previously less observant that has since embraced religious observance and returned to a more traditional or observant lifestyle בַּעֲלַת תְּשׁוּבָה
Baal tokeya (pl. Baalei tokeya)
bachor/bechor bekhor firstborn; eldest בְּכוֹר
bachur/bochur/baḥur (pl. bachurim) bâḥur 1. young man (approx. 14 y. and older)  2. bachelor (male) בָּחוּר
badchan/badchen/badkhn (Yiddish) person hired for a wedding to compose a relevant and humorous ballad, preferably one that rhymes, and to then sing that ballad at the wedding during the 'mitzvah tanz' בַּדחֶן
baki/boki 1. (adj) erudite  2. (n) erudite person ● 'boki b'Shas': person knowledgable about all areas of the Talmud
Bal Tashchis/Tashchit Bal Tashḥith/Tashḥiṱ Hebrew phrase meaning: "do not destroy" or "do not waste"; principle found in the Torah promoting conservation and avoiding needless destruction בַּל תַּשְׁחִית
balabatim
balabatish
balaboosta/balabusta (yiddish) homemaker; woman that runs a household with skill and efficiency בּאַלעַבּאָסטעֶ
balabos (yiddish) 1. boss  2. master of the house, head of the household, host; from the Hebrew: בַּעַל־הַבַּיִת בּאַלעַבּאָס
balagan
Bamidbar Book of Numbers
Bar Mitzvah bar miṣw̠âh coming-of-age ceremony and the status attained by a Jewish boy at the age of 13 בַּר מִצְוָה
Baruch Dayan (Ha)Emes/Barukh Dayan (Ha)Emet Bârukh Ḋaẏân hâʾEmeth Bârukh Ḍ̇aẏan hâʾEmeth/​Emeṱ "Blessed is the Judge of Truth."; expression typically said upon hearing news of someone's passing (as a gesture of condolence) בָּרוּךְ דַּיָּן הָאֱמֶת\בָּרוּךְ דַּיַּן הָאֱמֶת
baruch haba (habaa) bârukh habâʾ blessed be the one that cometh (formal greeting, singular) בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא
Baruch Hashem Bârukh Haṧēm Blessed is The Name (meaning: God). בָּרוּךְ ה׳ (הַשֵּׁם)
Bas kol/Bat Kol/Bas-kol Bath-qol heavenly voice or divine proclamation בַּת קוֹל
Bas Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah Bath miṣw̠âh coming of age ceremony for Jewish girls when turning 12 בַּת מִצְוָה
bat/bas yechidah
basar b'chalav/b'halav (yeshivish: bossor b'cholov)
bashefer
bashert
basis/bosis bâsis an object that becomes a foundation for muktzah בָּסִיס
bavarfen
Bayit/Bayis Ne'eman (b'Yisrael) Bayith Nẹʾĕmân BeYiśrâʾēl 'Household (of Faith) that is trusted' (among the Jewish people) בַּיִת נֶאֱמָן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
becher
bechinah (pl. bechinos/t) beḥinâh 1. (school) examination, test  2. perspective, dimension (of concepts) (בְּחִינעֶ :yiddish) בְּחִינָה
bechirah beḥirâh free will בְּחִירָה
Bedek Habayis/Bedek Habayit Bedeq/Beḏeq Habâyith/​Beḓeq Habâyiṱ 1. (biblical) everything related to the upkeep of the Mishkan  or the Temple  2. everything related to the upkeep of a synagogue בֶּדֶק הַבָּיִת
bederech/b'derech klal b'ḓerekh klâl (lit. in the way of rule) in general בְּדֶרֶךְ כְּלָל
Bedikah/bedikah beḓiqâh examination, inspection, investigation בְּדִיקָה
Bedikas/Bedikat Chametz Beḏiqath/Beḓiqath Ḥâmēṣ lit.: inspection of chametz (meaning: checking/searching for chametz) בְּדִיקַת חָמֵץ
bedikas/bedikat tola'im beḏiqath/beḓiqath tolâʿim inspection of bugs (i.e. checking for (the presence of) bugs) בְּדִיקַת תּוֹלָעִים
Befarhesia
behemah/beheimah (pl. behemos/t) behēmâh 1. livestock animal  2. (humorous or derogatory) idiot בְּהֵמָה
bein adam l'chavero/chaveiro bēn âḓâm l'ḥăḇēro between man and his fellow בֵּין אָדָם לְחֲבֵרוֹ
bein adam l'Makom bēn âdâm l'Mâqom/​bēn âḓâm leMâqom (lit. between man and the place) between man and The Omnipresent (meaning: God) בֵּין אָדָם לְמָקוֹם
Bein Hashemashot/bein hashmashos bēn haṧemâshoth period between sunset and nightfall בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת
Bein hazmanim
Beth/Beis Din (pl. batei din) Bēth Ḋin (lit. 'house of law/justice') Jewish (religious) court בֵּית דִּין
Beth/Beis Hamidrash/Beis-midrash (pl. batei (ha)midrash) Bēth Haṁiḏrâsh (Haṁiḓrâsh) synanogue established with a focus on facilitating Torah study בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ \ בָּתֵי הַמִּדְרָשׁ
Beis Din Shel Ma'alah Bēth Ḋin Shel Maʿəlâh (Maʿlâh) the Heavenly Court, Divine Tribunal בֵּית דִּין שֶׁל מַעְלָה
Beis Haknesses/Beth Haknesset Bēth Hakneseth/Haknesseṱ synagogue (primarily) designated for prayer-services בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת
Beth/Beis Hamikdash Bēth Haṁiqdâsh (lit. House of Sanctum) the Holy Temple; Beth Hamikdash Harishon/Hasheini: the First/Second Temple בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ
Beth/Beis Olam
bekarov
bekiyus/bekiyut beqiyuth/beqiʾuth/beqiyuṱ 1. learning method that prioritizes covering a lot of material over going in depth and delving into details; compare: iyun  2. erudition בְּקִיאוּת
bekovedik/b'kovedik/b'chovedik (chs: bekuvedik/bechuvedik) (Yiddish) respectable בכבודיק (בְּכֻבְדִיק)
bemeshech
bemetzius/bemetziut bemeṣiuth/bemeṣiuṱ 1. in real life, in the real world  2. (lit.) in existence בְּמֶצִיאוּת
Ben Sorer uMoreh Ben Sōrēr uMōrẹh lit.: wayward and rebellious son; refers to a specific legal concept in the Torah (Deuteronomy 21:18‑21) בֵּן סוֹרֵר וּמוֹרֶה
Ben Torah (pl. benei Torah) Ben Torâh person that studies Torah regularly (and arguably, fulfills its mitzvot dilligently) בֶּן תּוֹרָה
benoni/beinoni (pl. benonim) bēnoni (lit. the (one) in between) person that is neither a rasha  nor a tzaddik  but average בֵּינוֹנִי
bentsch/bentsching/bentshing (Yinglish) (lit.: praising) reciting (one of) the designated blessing(s) after eating a meal or snack ● bentsch gomel:  saying the Gomel blessing (blessing when surviving a dangerous situation), usually in a synagogue  2. (noun) the (act of) bentsching  (usually Birkat Hamazon); from the Yiddish word 'bentschen/bentshn' (בּעֶנטשֶׁן)
bentsher/bentscher (Yiddish) prayerbook(let) containing the blessings for bentsching בּעֶנטשֶער
bepo'al/b'po'el/b'po'eil b'pho'al/b'pho'el/b'pho'ēl/
bapoal/bapo'el/bapo'ēl
with action (physical or figurative) \ בְּפֹעַל \ בְּפֹעֵל
בְּפוֹעֵל\בַּפֹּעַל\בַּפּוֹעֵל
beracha/berakha/bracha (pl. brachos/t) berâkhâh (a) blessing בְּרָכָה
berairah/bereirah/bererah/breirah (pl. breiros/t) berērâh option ● b'ein breirah: with no (other) option בְּרִירָה
Beraisah/B'raisah/Braysah (pl. b'raisos/t) Berētâh/Berēthâh/Berēṱâh collection of teachings, traditions, and legal interpretations attributed to the Tannaim  (rabbinic Sages of the 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE) which were not incorporated into the Mishnah  but are quoted in the Gemara בְּרֵיתָא
Bereshit/Bereishis Book of Genesis
besamim beśâmim (lit. spices) aromatic spices (usually cloves) used in the Havdalah  ceremony, which marks the end of Shabbat בְּשָׂמִים
besari (hebrew) having the halachik status of meat products, either as a result of coming into contact, being mixed with, or simply being, meat; syn.: 'fleishig' (yiddish)
beseder/b'seder besēḓer okay בְּסֵדֶר
beshaah/b'sha'ah/besha'ah tovah (u)mutzlachas/t b'shâʿâh tōḇâh (u)muṣlâḥath "in a good and succesful hour"; morphed version of 'b'sha'ah tovah umetzulochas' בְּשָׁעָה טוֹבָה (וּ)מֻצְלַחַת
beshaah/b'sha'ah/besha'ah tovah umetzulochas/umetzulachat b'shâʿâh tōḇâh umeṣul̇âḥath "in a good hour and (one) that is prone to success" בְּשָׁעָה טוֹבָה וּמְצֻלָּחַת
beshaas hadchak/bishe'at had'chak bisheʿáth haḓ'ḥâq/​had'ḥaq 'in times of emergency/crisis'; used when one has to make decisions or take actions that are less than desirable/less than ideal because of challenging or critical circumstances בִּשְעַת הַדְחָק\הַדְּחַק
beshita
besho
beshum ofen/oifen
besorah/besora ("besure/bsure") (chs: besire) בְּשׂוֹרָה
besoros tovos/besorot tovot בְּשׂוֹרוֹת טוֹבוֹת
b'chdei/bich'dei achilat pras / bich'dei achilas pras
Bias HaMoshiach/HaMashiach 'the Coming of the Messiah' ● "We should be zoche bevias Moshiach tzidkeinu, bimhero veyameinu amen.": We should merit the coming of our righteous Messiah, speedily, in our days, Amen.
bichlal bikhlâl (lit. in rule) 1. at all  2. in the grouping (of), in the category (of) בִּכְלָל
Bigdei Kehuna Biǧdē Kehuṅâh special clothes worn by the priests (Kohanim) in the Temple בִּגְדֵי כְּהֻנָּה
Bikkur/Bikur Cholim Biqur (Biqqur) Ḥolim 'visiting the sick', a mitzvah  from the Torah בִּיקוּר חוֹלִים
Bikkurim Bikurim/Bikkurim 1. agricultural offering of the first fruits of the harvest, which were brought to the temple in Jerusalem as an expression of gratitude to God in ancient times  2. Tractate of the Mishna decribing the laws around this ritual בִּכּוּרִים
bilbul (pl. bilbulim)(pl. yid. bilb'lech) bilbul (lit. confusion, obfuscation) (blood) libel בִּלְבּוּל\בִּלְבּוּלִים (yiddish: בִּילבּל\בִּילבּלעֶך)
bimhero/bim'hero veyameynu (amen) bimhēro w̠eyâmēnu (âmēn) with haste, in our days (amen) בִּמְהֵרָה וְיָמֵינוּ (אָמֵן)
bimah (bīmah) bimâh raised platform or dais in a synagogue בִּימָה\בִּמָה
binah binâh 1. comprehension, understanding  2. [Binah] one of the 10 Sefirot  (emanations of God) in kabbalistic tradition representing intellectual insight and discernment בִּינָה
Binyan adei ad
birchon (pl. birchonim) בִּרְכוֹן \ בִּרְכוֹנִים
Birkas HaChamah/Birkat HaChamah Birkath haḥaṁâh בִּרְכַּת הַחַמָּה
Birkat Kohanim/Birkas Kohanim syn.: Nesiyat Kapayim
Birkat HaGomel/Birkas Hagomel Birkath Haġōmēl special blessing recited by a person who has experienced a dangerous situation and has emerged unharmed (in Orthodox Judaism, this includes simply travelling over a sea) בִּרְכַּת הַגּוֹמֵל
Birkat/Birkas Hamazon Birkath Haṁâẓon blessing recited after consuming a meal with bread בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן
Birkat/Birkas Hashachar Birkhoth Hashaḥar/​Haṧaḥar series of blessings in Jewish tradition recited after waking up (in the morning) בִּרְכוֹת הַשַּׁחַר (בִּרְכַּת הַשַּׁחַר)
Birkat/Birkas HaTorah
Birshus/t | bir'shus/t bir'shuth/bireshuth/bireshuṱ (lit. in the jurisdiction (of)) 'with permission of'; often said right before leading the bentsching  followed by a generic or personalized reference to one's fellow co-diners as a gesture of respect רְשׁוּת
bishe'at/bishe'as ma'aseh / bisha'as maiseh
Bishul/bishul Bishul cooking; 1 of the 39 melachos  of the Jewish Sabbath (counted together with Ofeh (baking)) בִּישׁוּל
Bishul Akum Bishul Akum food cooked by a 'non-Jew' בִּישׁוּל עַכּוּ״ם
Bishul Yisrael Bishul Yiśrâʾēl food cooked by a Jew בִּישׁוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל
bitachon biṭ̇âchon trust (in a higher power); compare: Emunah בִּטָּחוֹן
bittul zman
bittul Torah
bizayon (pl. bizyonos/t) biẓ̇âyon / biẓyonoth disgrace, humiliation בִּזָּיוֹן \ בִּיזְיוֹנוֹת
blech (Yiddish) (historically) a metal sheet or cover placed over a stovetop on the Sabbath to allow the cooking or warming of food without directly using fire or electricity; nowadays, most people use a hotplate instead (which in Yiddish, technically speaking, is called a 'platte' (פּלאַטע)) but still call it a 'blech' בּלעֶך
Boneh Boneh (Bōnẹh) (v.)(singular) building; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat בּוֹנֶה
Bore/Borei Olam Borē ʿOlâm (the) Creator of (the) world (meaning: God) בּוֹרֵא עוֹלָם
Boreich/Borech Bōrēkh (lit.) bless(es) (root of מְבָרֵךְ (meaning: (singular) bless/blesses)); 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Passover בָּרֵךְ
Borer/Boreir/Boirer Bōrēr separating; sorting; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat בֹּרֵר
Bracha Achronah Berâkhâh Aḥăronâh lit. last blessing; one of the designated blessings for after a meal or snack בְּרָכָה אַחֲרוֹנָה
bracha levatalah berâkhâh leḇaṭ̇âlâh blessing (uttered) in vain בְּרָכָה לְבַטָּלָה
bretel
briah beriʾâh creation (from nothing) בְּרִיאָה
Briat Ha'olam/Brias HaOlam beriʾath/briʾath hâʿolâm creation of the world בְּרִיאַת הָעוֹלָם
bris/brit (pl. brisos/britot) brith (pl. technically 'brisos/britot' but 'brissim/britim' is more common despite it being incorrect) 1. covenant  2. (Bris) short for Bris Milah  ('Covenant of Circumcision') בְּרִית \ בְּרִיתוֹת
Bris Avos/Brit Avot Brith Âḇoth covenant of (our) fathers (meaning: Patriarchs) בְּרִית אָבוֹת
Bris Milah/Brit Milah Brith Milâh (Covenant of) circumcision בְּרִית מִילָה
Brisk innovative reductionist approach to Talmudic study founded by Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik in 1880  2. lifestyle associated with said approach בּרִיסק
brisker/Brisker (Yiddish) of Briskthe brisker method/approach ; ● a brisker (person educated in the brisker method) בּרִיסקעֶר
bruchim/beruchim haba'im berukhim/brukhim habaʾim "Blessed are the ones that come" (formal greeting to multiple people) ● Beruchim haba'im b'shem Hashem: "Blessed are the ones that come in the name of God." בְּרוּכִים הַבָּאִים
busha
ch'shad ḥăshâd/ḥăshâḓ suspicion (on a person) חֲשָׁד
Chabad/chabad (a.s.s.: Chabbad) major chasidic movement known for its outreach efforts and educational activities; acronym of Chochmah, Binah, vaDa'at (חָכְמָה, בִּינָה, וָדַּעַת); also known as Lubavitch (based on the location it originated from) חַבַּ"ד
chaburah (pl. chaburos/t)
chacham (chs: 'chuchem') (pl. chachamim) ḥâkhâm wise person חָכָם
Chacham fun der Ma-Nishtana (Yiddish) lit. 'Chacham from the Ma-Nishtanah': said when someone says something that sounds smart but is actually inaccurate חָכָם פוּן דֶעְר מַה נִשְׁתַּנָה
Chad Gadya
Chadash/chadash (yesh: chodosh) ḥâdâsh/ḥâḓâsh (lit. new) 1. grains harvested in the current year  2. new clothes חָדָשׁ
Chag sameach
chai/hai ḥai/ḥây/ḥâi lives (singular form of 'to live') ● Am Yisrael chai: the people of Israel live חַי\חָי
chakira/chakirah (pl. chakiros/t) ḥăqirâh thorough examination through continuous questioning in order to arrive at a conclusion חֲקִירָה
Chalakah/chalakah
chalalah (pl. chalalos/t) ḥălâlâh woman who has been rendered ritually impure due to marrying a priest in violation of Levitical law חֲלָלָה
chalal (pl. chalalim) ḥâlâl child of a chalalah חָלָל
Chalav Akum/chalav akum Ḥâlâḇ Akum milk of non-Jewish origin חָלָב עַכּוּ״ם
Chalav Yisrael/chalav yisrael Ḥâlâḇ Yiśrâʾēl milk of Jewish origin חָלָב יִשְׂרָאֵל
chalavi/halavi ḥălaḇi (hebrew) having the halachik status of dairy, either as a result of coming into contact, being mixed with, or simply being, dairy; syn.: 'milchig' (yiddish) חֲלָבִי
chalesh
chalila v'chas ḥâlilâh w̠eḥâs (lit. profaned and mercy) God forbid חָלִילָה וְחָס
Chalitzah/chalitzah ḥăliṣâh (biblical) ritual performed by a widow whose husband has died childless (not performed if she marries her brother in law) חֲלִיצָה
challah/hallah ḥal̇âh type of braided bread eaten on Shabbat  and holidays in Jewish households חַלָּה
chameshet mine dagan/chameishes minei dagan
chametz/hametz ḥâmēṣ leavened food, prohibited from being eaten (or even owned) on PassoverChametz she'avar alav haPesach (חָמֵץ שֶׁעָבַר עָלָיו הַפֶּסַח); leavened products that were in one's possession during Passover (despite the prohibition against owning chametz during that time) חָמֵץ
hametz/chametz gamur ḥâmēṣ ġâmur pure chametz  (foods that are unequivocally leavened) חָמֵץ גָּמוּר
Chamishah Chumshei Torah Ḥămiṧâh Ḥumšē Torâh (lit. five pentacles of Torah) the Pentateuch חֲמִשָּׁה חוּמְשֵׁי תּוֹרָה (חֲמִשָּׁה חֻמָשֵׁי תּוֹרָה?)
Chanukkah/Hanukkah
Chanukkas habayis/Chanukkat habayit
charatah (chs: charute) ḥărâṭâh regret חֲרָטָה
Chareidi/chareidi/Haredi/haredi (Hebrew)(adj.) 1. Orthodox Jewish (with the exception of (certain) Modern Orthodox (groups) (known in Israel as 'dati le'umi'))  2. (noun)(pl. chareidim) Orthodox Jewish person (except for (certain groupings within the) Modern Orthodox (community)) חֲרֵדִי
has/chas v'shalom ḥâs w̠eshâlom (lit. mercy and peace) God forbid חָס וְשָׁלוֹם
chas v'chalila ḥâs w̠eḥâlilâh (lit. mercy and profaned) God forbid חָס וְחָלִילָה
Chasdei/chasdei shamayim
chashash ḥăshâsh (noun, count.) doubt, suspicion חֲשָׁשׁ
chashuv/hashuv ḥâshuḇ (yiddish) a chashuve/choshuve yid: a respectable Jew חָשׁוּב
chassan/hattan (pl. chassanim/chattanim) ḥâtân/ḥâthân/ḥâṱân groom חָתָן \ חֲתָנִים
chassid/hassid (pl. chassidim (hebrew)/chassids (eng)) ḥâsiḏ/ḥâsiḓ 1. person that does chessed  (kindness)  2. pious person or devout/loyal person (to a creed, religion etc.) ● chassid shoteh (חָסִיד שׁוֹטֶה) (lit. foolish chassid); person that is loyal to a creed or person unquestionably (or uncritically)  3. hasidic person חָסִיד
Chassidei Umos HaOlam
Chatat/Chatas/Chatos Ḥaṭ̇âʾth sin-offering; short for Korban Chatos ; sacrificial offering prescribed in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) to atone for sins committed unintentionally or inadvertently חַטָּאת
chatunah/hatunah/chasunah/chassunah/chassune ḥătuṅâh/ḥăthuṅâh/ḥăṱuṅâh wedding חתונה\חֲתֻנָּה
chatzer/chotzer ḥâṣēr (court)yard חָצֵר
Chatzi Kaddish/Chatzi-Kaddish
chatzitza
chatzos yom/lailah
chatzos/chatzot ḥăṣoth (lit. midpoint) chatzos yom: noon; chatzos lailah: midnight חֲצוֹת
chaval
chavilah (biblical measurements)(lit. 'bundle') amount equal to 25 zeirin חֲבִילָה
chavrusa/chavruta
chayev ḥaẏâḇ 1. obligated  2. liable חַיָּב
chayev kares/kores ḥaẏâḇ kârēth liable to (receive) kares חַיָּב כָּרֵת
chayev misah/mitah/misoh (bidei shamayim/bidey adam) ḥaẏâḇ mithâh
ḥaẏâḇ mithâh bidē shâmayim/​biḓē shâmayim / ​ḥaẏâḇ miṱâh bidē âdâm/​biḓē âḓâm
liable to (the) death(penalty) (by the hands of heaven/man) חַיָּב מִיתָה
​חַיָּב מִיתָה בִּידֵי שָׁמַיִם ​חַיָּב מִיתָה בִּידֵי אָדָם
chayim aruchim umevarchim ḥaẏim arukhim umeḇârkhim 'a long life and a blessed one' חַיִּים אֲרוּכִים וּמְבָרְכִים
chayus/chayut
Chazak/Chazzak Ḥăẓaq lit. 'strong'; short for 'Shabbos Chazak' ● Chazzak Chazzak v'Nischazeik (חֲזַק חֲזַק וְנִתְחַזֵּק); 'Be strong, be strong, and may we be strengthened': statement chanted after concluding any one of the 5 books of the 'Torah'; ● Chazzak ve'ematz (חֲזַק וֶאֱמַץ): 'Be strong and courageous' חֲזַק
chazakah ḥăẓâqâh presumption of ownership or possession of property based on consistent and uninterrupted use or occupation over a certain period of time חֲזָקָה
Chazal/Chazzal/Ḥazal Ḥaẓal (acronym) Talmudic Sages; acronym standing for Chachameinu Zichronam Livracha (חֲכָמֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה) meaning 'Our Sages, may their memory be blessed' חַזַ"ל
chazarah (yeshivish: "chazore") ḥăẓârâh (noun)(lit. 'return') reviewing חֲזָרָה
Chazaras haShatz/chazarat hashatz Ḥăẓârath haShaṣ abbreviated form of Chazaras HaShaliach Tzibbur (חַזָּרַת הַשַּׁלִּיחַ צִבּוּר); repetition of the Amidah  by the Shaliach Tzibbur חֲזָרַת הַשַ"ץ
chazer'n (yiddish)(v.) rehearse, review חַזעֶרעֶן
Chazeres/Chazeret/Hazeret(h) Ḥăẓereth Romaine lettuce חֲזֶרֶת
chazir ("chazer") ḥăẓir pig, swine חֲזִיר
chazzan/hazzan (pl. chazzanim) ḥaẓ̇ân cantor חַזָּן
cheder (pl. chadarim) ḥeder/ḥedder / ḥădârim/ḥăḓârim (lit. room) school (usually a Hasidic Jewish religious school) חֶדֶר \ חֲדָרִים
cheder rishon/sheini/shlishi/revii ḥeder riʾshon/shēni/shelishi/reviʿi חֶדֶר רִאשׁוֹן\שֵׁנִי\שְׁלִישִׁי\רְבִיעִי
chefetz (pl. chafotzim) ḥēpheṣ (noun) object or possesion חֵפֶץ \ חֲפָצִים
chein ḥēn חֵן
cherem/cheirem (status of) excommunication חֵרֶם
Cheirem Derabbeinu Gershom (Gershon)
Cherus/cherut/cheirus ḥēruth freedom חֵרוּת
cheishek/cheishik
chelek/cheilek/cheilik (pl. chalakim) ḥēleq חֵלֶק
chelev/cheilev
Chenek
chesed/chessed (pl. chasadim) Ḥesed/ḥeseḓ 1. compassion, kindness  2. short for 'maasei chesed'  (מַעֲשֵׂי חֶסֶד )(lit. 'works of kindness'); acts of kindness  3. community service  4. Chessed: one of the 10 Sefirot  (emanations of God) in kabbalistic tradition representing love and benevolence חֶסֶד\חֲסָדִים
Chesed shel Emes Ḥesseḓ shel Emeth
cheshbon (pl. cheshbonos/t) ḥeshbon חֶשְׁבּוֹן
cheshbon hanefesh ḥeshbon haṅephesh חֶשְׁבּוֹן הַנֶּפֶשׁ
cheskat/cheshkas haTorah ḥeshqath HaTorâh חֶשְׁקַת הַתּוֹרָה
chet/cheit (pl. chato'im/chatoïm)
Chevlei Mashiach/chevlei Moshiach חֶבְלֵי מָשִׁיחַ
chevra
Chevra Kadisha
chevraman
chiddush/chidush ḥiḋush/ḥiḓ̇ush חִדּוּשׁ
chillul Hashem
chiloni/hiloni (pl. chilonim/hilonim)
chiluk/chilluk (pl. chilukim) difference
chilukei deyos/chilukei deyot
chinuch
chisaron/chisaroin (pl. chisronos/t) drawback, fault, lack חִסָּרוֹן \ חִסְרוֹנוֹת
chitzoniyus/chitzoniyut
chiyuv (pl. chiyuvim) ḥiẏuḇ obligation חִיּוּב
chizuk/chizzuk Divrei Chizuk: words of encouragement
chochmah ḥâkmâh 1. wisdom  2. [Chochmah] one of the 10 Sefirot  (emanations of God) in kabbalistic tradition representing wisdom and intuition  3. (noun, count.) something that requires a decent amount of intellect to be able to do ● nit/nisht ke'n chochmah: not (as) (intellectually) impressive/difficult (as you're making it out to be) חָכְמָה
Chochmat/Chochmas Nistar (Hanistar) Ḥâkhmath HaṄistâr hidden wisdom, esoteric wisdom חָכְמַת הַנִּסְתָּר
chok (pl. chukim) ḥoq / ḥuq̇im statute; commandment whose rationale is not always immediately apparent or understood, distinguishing from "mishpat" (מִשְׁפָּט), which refers to laws with a clear and understandable reason (חוּקּים\חֻקִּים) חוֹק
Chol Hamoed/Hamo'ed ("chalemoid") (yesh. rel.: "choil hamoi'eid") Ḥōl HaṀōʿēḓ/HaṀōʿēd חוֹל הַמּוֹעֵד
choleh (pl. cholim)
cholek
Choresh ḥorēsh plowing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat חֹרֵשׁ\חורש
Choshen Mishpat/Mishpot | Hoshen Mishpat Ḥoshẹn / Ḥoshẹn (ha)Mishpât the Choshen Mishpat (often abbreviated to 'Choshen') (lit.: Breastplate of Justice) is the Biblical term for the Priestly Breastplate; one of the 8 Bigdei Kehuna  that the High Priest wore during Temple services חֹשֶׁן\חֹשֶׁן הַמִשְׁפָּט\חֹשֶׁן מִשְׁפָּט
choshesh
choshet accuse
choshet biksheirim/b'ksheirim
chov (yeshivish: choiv) (pl. chovos/t) ḥoḇ debt חוֹב
chozer
chozer bitshuvah/biteshuvah
chumash (pl. chumashim) ḥuṁâsh 1. a 'Torah' in book form  2. (any) one of the five books of the Torah (in book form) חומש\חֻמָּשׁ
Chumash Seudah (yiddish) חֻמָּשׁ סוּדעֶ (חומש סעודה)
Chumash/Rashi / humash-Rashi חֻמָּשׁ־רַשִׁ"י
chumrah (pl. chumros/t) ḥumrâh a chumrah = a stringency
chuppah (pl. chuppos/t)
churban/Churban (a.p.: chorbn) 1. destruction; remains of a settlement after is has been destroyed  2. 'The Churban', refers to: Churban Beth Hamikdash: the Destruction of the Holy Temple ● Zecher l'Churban: in memory of the Churban חֻרְבָּן
chush (pl. chushim) (lit. 'sense', 'intuition') aptitude
Chutz la'Aretz/chutz la'aretz ḥuṣ lâʾâreṣ (lit. 'out to the land') outside Israel חוּץ לָאָרֶץ
chutz lamachane (lit. 'out of the encampment')(humorous) isolated from the group
Chutznik/chutznik (pl. chutznikim)
chutzpah/hutzpah audacity
chutzpinyak/chutzp'nyak
d'Oraisah/d'oraisah "mi'd'oraisah"
d'Rabbanan/d'rabbanan "mi'd'rabbanan"
da'as/da'at/daas ḋaʿath/ḋaʿaṱ 1. knowledge, informedness  2. Da'ath: in Kabbalah, the location where all ten Sefirot in the Tree of Life are united as one, often considered a bridge between the divine and human consciousness דָּעַת
Daas Torah
daf (pl. dapim) דַּף \ דַּפִּים
Daf (Ha)yomi
dagesh (pl. degashim) דָּגֵשׁ \ דְּגָשִׁים
dalet amot/daled amos lit.: 'ד cubits'; ● "* shouldn't come into my dalet amos": * should stay far away from me; syn: 'arbah amos/t'
dam milah
dan l'kaf zechus/zchus/z'chut
darchei shalom
darkei halimmud
darom south
dati le'umi/dati leumi
davar noeh umiskabel
daven/davening (v) (yiddish/yinglish) to 'daven' = to pray
davening (n) (yinglish) prayer
davka intentionally
dayan (pl. dayanim) (noun) judge
Dayenu/Daiyenu
de'ah/deiyah/deiya/deyah opinion, perspective
de'os/de'ot plural of 'deiyah'; opinions, perspectives
Deracheha Darchei Noam Ḋerâkhehâh darkhē noʿâm (w̠'khâl nethiḇotehâ shâlom) "Deracheha Darchei Noam v'chol nesivoseho shalom" (דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי נֹעַם וְכׇל נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלוֹם): דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי נֹעַם
derech eretz (lit. ways of the land) manners דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ
Derech eretz kadma l'Torah/laTorah (dictum) manners take precedence over the Torah דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ קָדְמָה לַתּוֹרָה
derech hayashar
Devarim
dikduk
dimyon ("dimyen")
dimyonos/dimyonot
din (pl. dinim) ḋin / ḋinim דִּין \ דִּינִים
din v'cheshbon
dina d'malchusa dina דִּינָא דְמַלְכוּתָא דִּינָא (דִּינָא דְּמַלְכוּתָא דִּינָא)
doche (doiche)
domeh (doymeh) similar
Dor Haflagah
Dash/Dosh threshing; 1 of the 39 melachos of Shabbat דש
Drash/drash
drashah/drasha speech (often referring to a religious sermon)
dreidel Jewish version of a spinning top; used on chanukkah/hanukkah
duchenen/dukhenen/duchn'n/dukhn'n (Yiddish) 'The Duchenen'; the ritual of Birkat Kohanim ; from the Hebrew 'דּוּכָנָן' (duchanan) meaning: (the) stands דוּכֶנ'עֶן\דוּכֶנעֶן
duchen/duchening (Yinglish) 'to duchen': perform the ritual of Birkat Kohanim דוּכֶנעִנג
Dvar Torah/dvar Torah (pl. divrei Torah)
dveykus/dveykut
dybbuk (pl. dybbukim) ḋibuq/ḋibbuq (ḋiḇuq?) malevolent spirit, generally the type that possesses humans דִּיבּוּק\דִּבּוּק
efsher
Eglah Arufah Eǧlâh Ăruphâh (lit. "broken-necked calf", "decapitated heifer") ritual described in the Hebrew Bible (Deuteronomy 21:1‑9) pertaining to a person found murdered in the wild and where the perpetrator is unknown עֶגְלָה עֲרוּפָה (עֶגְלָה הָעֲרוּפָה)
Ehyeh asher Ehyeh Ẹhyẹh ăshẹr Ẹhyẹh (lit. "I am that I am") reference to God (as God represents themself this way in Exodus 3:14) אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה
Eibishter/Eybishter (chs: Aybishter)
eidem/eydem (chs: aidem/aydem) (pl. eydemes) (yiddish) son in law אֵיידעֶם
Eidut HaMizrach/Eidut Hamizrach
(b')ein brerah/ein breira (with) no (other) option
Ein Kateigor Naaseh Saneigor Ēn qâṭēgor naʿaśeh sânēgor/​Ēn qaṭ̇ēgōr naʿaśeh sânēgor \אֵין קַטֵּיגוֹר נַעֲשֶׂה סָנֵיגוֹר
אֵין קָטֵיגוֹר נַעֲשֶׂה סָנֵיגוֹר
Ein/Eyn Sof Ēn soph (Kaballah) (lit. No End) God
einikel (pl. eyniklach) (Yiddish) grandchild
eruv/eiruv (pl. eiruvin (aramaic)) עֵרוּב\עֵירוּב (עֵירוּבִים\(aram.) עֵירוּבִין)
Eis Ratzon
etzah/eitzah/eitza (pl. eitzos/t)
El/el (pl. elim/eilim) 1. [el] (a) god  2. [El] one of the names of God in the Bible
El (Elohim) Elyon
El malei rachamim אֵל מָלֵא רַחֲמִים
elo lirosam bilvad/elah lirotam bilvad
emah/eimah ● '(mitoch) eimah v'yirah':
emes/emet
Emunah/emunah belief/conviction
Emunat/Emunas Chachamim
Emunat/Emunas Hashem belief in God
Ephod/Eiphod Ēphoḓ/Ēphod richly embroidered vest or apron with two onyx engraved gemstones on the shoulders, on which, were engraved the names of the tribes of Israel; one of the 8 Bigdei Kehuna  that the High Priest wore during Temple services אֵפוֹד
eretz earth, land
Eretz Hakodesh/HaKodesh
Eretz Yisrael (land of) Israel
Erev Rav
Erev Shabbos
erlicher/erliche yid (Yiddish) עֶרלִיכעֶר אִיד\ייִד
erusin
Eruvei chatzeros עֵרוּבֵי חֲצֵרוֹת
Eruv Tavshilin
eruv techumin
erva
Eser Makkos/Eser Makkot
Eshet Chayil/eishes chayil
Esrog/etrog/ethrog (pl. esrogim) 1 of the Arba'ah Minim
Etz Chaim (lit. 'Tree of Life')
Etz Hada'as
Etzbah Elohim (c: Etzbah Elokim) אֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים
etzem
evarim/eivarim
eved (pl. avodim) servant/slave
Eved Canaani Cannaanite slave
Eved Hashem (pl. Avdei Hashem) servant of God
Eved Ivri Hebrew slave
eved nirtzah/nirtza/nirza
Even Ha'ezer/HaEzer
Even Hapinah/even hapinah
Ever min hachai/Ever min hachay
Ezrat Nashim/Ezras nashim
Even Shesiyah/Even Shetiyah Eḇen Haṧeṯ̣iyâh/Eḇen Sheṱ̣̇iyâh 'Foundation Stone'; foundational rock from which, according to Judaism, the world was created; located at the center of the Dome of the Rock אֶבֶן שְׁתִיָּה\אֶבֶן הַשְּׁתִיָּה
fleishig (Yiddish) having the halachik status of meat products, either as a result of coming into contact, being mixed with, or simply being, meat; syn.: 'besari' (Hebrew)
fleishigs (Yiddish) 1. (noun) fleishig  foods  2. (adj.) malapropism of fleishig
frum (chs: frim) (Yiddish; OJ term) Orthodox (Jewish)
frummie (Jewish slang; often, derogatory) frum person
G'lilah/glilah
G'mar/Gmar chasima tova
gabbai/gabay ("gabbeh") (pl. gabbaim/gabbaïm) sexton
gadlus/gadlut
gadol (pl. gedolim)
Gadol Hador/gadol hador (pl. Gedolei Hador)
galus/galut
Galut/Galus Bavel
gam zu l'tovah
Gan Eden Garden of Eden
ganav/ganev (pl. ganavim) thief
gaon/Gaon (pl. Geonim/Gaonim) 1. genius
gartel (pl. gartelach)
gashmiyus/gashmiyut materialism; worldly pleasures
gazlan (pl. gazlanim)
gebentsht
gebrokts/gebrochts synonym: matzah sh'ruyah געְבּראָקטס
geder fence
Gehinnom/Gehinnam hell
gemach (pl. gemachim) גְּמַ"ח (גְּמַ"חִים)
Gemara (pl. gemarot/gemoros) Ġemârâ the Talmud, or more precisely, any part of the Talmud גְּמָרָא
gematria (pl. gematrios/t) גְּמַטְרִיָּה \ גְּמַטְרִיּוֹת
Gemilut/gemilus chasadim Ġemiluth ḥăsâḓim/ḥăsâdim גְּמִילוּת חֲסָדִים
genizah ġeniẓâh repository for worn-out or damaged sacred texts such as Torah scrolls, prayer books, and other religious writings that contain the name of God; out of respect for their sanctity, they are placed there, instead of being discarded; eventually, they are buried in a Jewish cemetery according to Jewish law גְּנִיזָה
ger (pl. gerim/geirim) (male) convert
Ger Tzeddek/Tseddek
geshmack/gishmack
get (pl. gitin) divorce (document)
Geula/Ge'ula/Ge'ulah the Redemption
gevir ("geviir") (pl. gevirim)
gevurah ġeḇurâh 1. strength  2. Gevurah (lit. strength): one of the 10 Sefirot  (emanations of God) in kabbalistic tradition representing disclipine and judgment גְּבוּרָה
gezeilah/g'zeilah theft
gezeira/gezeirah
gezel thievery
gid hanasheh
gilgul (pl. gilgulim) reincarnated soul; reincarnation גִּלְגוּל \ גִּלְגוּלִים
giluy arayos/arayot
gilyon (gilyoin) (pl. gilyonos/t) ġilyon manuscript, copyedit גִּלְיוֹן
giyores/giyoret (pl. giyoros/t) female convert גִיוֹרֶת \ גִיוֹרוֹת
giyur the 'conversion process' or just conversion in general
Glatt/glatt (kosher)
Gog u'Magog
golem
goral/gorel
goram/gorem/goirem
gorash (pl. gorshim) male divorcee
goy (pl. goyim) lit. 'nation' but usually refers to non-Jews גּוֹי\גּוֹיִם
goyish (also spelled: goysh) un-Jewish
goyishe kop lit.: 'nation-like head'; said about a Jew that thinks like a non-Jew, or just in general, about ideas considered "un-Jewish"
Gozez shearing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat גוזז
grusha (pl. grushos/t) female divorcee
Gut voch/Gutte voch (exchanged saturday night after night-prayers)(Yiddish) "(Have a) Good week."
Ha lachma anya
Ha'adamah/Ha'Adama
Hachana lechol/l'Chol preparation for the weekdays (lit. the mundane), which is prohibited on the Sabbath and Yamim‑Tovim
hachanos/hachanot (pl. of hachana)
hadassim 1 of the Arba'ah Minim
hadrachah roadmap; guidance
hadras panim
Ha'etz/Ha'Etz
hafleh vafeleh
Hafrashas/Hafrashat challah
hafsakah (pl. hafsakos/t) haphsâqâh 1. break  2. recess הַפְסָקָה \ הַפְסָקוֹת
Haftarah/Haftorah הַפְטָרָה \ הַפְטָרוֹת
Hagafen/HaGafen
Hagbah/Hagbaha Haǧbâhâh/Hagbâhâh ritual lifting and displaying of the Torah scroll to the congregation after it has been read during a Torah reading service הַגְבָּהָה
Haggadah (pl. Haggados/t)
Haggadah shel Pesach
Hakadosh Baruch Hu
Hakafah/hakafah (pl. hakafos/t) Haq̇âphâh הַקָּפָה
Hakeil/Hak'hel/Hak'heil הַקְהֵל
Hakhnasas orchim/hachnasat orchim hakhnâsath orḥim (lit. 'the welcoming of guests') hospitality (towards guests) הַכְנָסַת אוֹרְחִים
Hakhnasat/Hachnasas kallah Hakhnâsath kal̇âh הַכְנָסַת כַּלָּה
Hachnasat/Hachnosas Sefer Torah
Hakoras/Hakarat hatov
hakpadah haqpâḓâh/haqpâdâh act/concept of having grievences (against someone) הַקפָּדָה
halacha l'maaseh
Halacha l'Moshe MiSinai/Misinai
Halacha/Halakha/Halakhah (Halacha/Halakha/Halakhah) הֲלָכָה
halachos/halachot plural of 'halacha'
halevai
Hallel Hal̇ēl 1.  2. 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach הַלֵּל
halos hashachar ʿăloth haṧâḥar/haṧaḥar (relatively) common but technically incorrect version of alos hashachar ; rising of the dawn עֲלוֹת הַשָּׁחַר\עֲלֹות הַשַּׁחַר
Hamachlif Parah b'Chamor
HaMakom (lit.: The Place) one of the names of God; usually translated as 'The Omnipresent'
Hamapil/Hamappil
Hamon am
Hamotzi
hana'ah (pl. hana'os/t) enjoyment הֲנָאָה \ הֲנָאוֹת
hanhagah/hanhaga
hanhala (pl. hanhalos/t)
hanukkiah/chanukkiah (pl. chanukkios/t)
Har Habayis/Har Habayit
Har k'Gigis Kofu aleihem Har k'Gigis
Har Sinai Mt. Sinai
Harbatzas Torah
Harbei Shluchim laMakom Harbē Shluḥim laṀâqom "The Omnipresent has many messengers" הַרְבֵּה שְׁלוּחִים לַמָּקוֹם
hasagos
Hashavas Aveidah/Hashavat Avedah
Hashem/HaShem/haShem The Name (meaning: God)
Hashem yerachem/yeracheim "may God have mercy"
Hashem yikom damo/damah/damam
Hashem Yishmor
Hashgacha Klalis/Klalit
Hashgacha Pratis/Pratit
hashkafah (pl. hashkafos/t)
Hashkomat Beth Hamidrash / Hashkomas Beis Hamidrash Hashkâmath Beth Haṁiḏrâsh הַשְׁכָּמַת בֵּית הַמִּדְרָשׁ
hashpa'ah (pl. hashpaos/hashpa'ot) influence
Haskalah the (Jewish) Enlightenment movement הַשְׂכָּלָה
haskama (pl. haskamos/t)
hasmada/hasmode
Hasra'ah
Hatafat Dam Brit / Hatofas Dam Bris Haṭâphath Ḋam Brith הֲטָפַת דַּם בְּרִית
Hatarat/Hatoras Nedarim
Hatzalah
hatzlachah success
Hatzlachah rabah "(I wish you) great success"
hava'at/havoas/hava'as shalom
hava-minah/havamina/havamineh/havamine
havaaye/havaayeh ● "Shem Havaaye": YHVH
Havdalah
havel/hevel havalim (havolim) "vanity of vanities" (from Koheles 1:2) הֲבֵל הֲבָלִים
havtacha (pl. havtachos/t)
Hayah, Hoveh, v'Yihye Hâyâh How̠eh ḇ'Yihyeh (lit. 'Was, is, and will be") reference to God הָיָה הוֹוֶה וִיהְיֶה
Hazkoras/Hazkaras neshamos/Hazkarat neshamot
hechsher (pl. hechsherim)
hefach
hefker
hefkerus/hefkerut
hefsed (pl. hefsedim) הֶפְסֵד \ הֶפְסֵדִים
hefsek (pl. hefsekim) hephsēq interruption, pause הֶפְסֵק \ הֲפְסָקִים
Hechal/Heichal/Hekhal (pl. Hechalim/Hechalot/s) Hēkhâl 1. hall, large reception area  2. central sanctuary of the holy temple  3. ark/cabinet in a synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls; synonym: Aron Hakodesh הֵיכָל (הֵיכָלִים\הֵיכָלוֹת)
heimish
Hekdesh/hekdesh Heqḋēsh property or possessions that have been dedicated to the Temple הֶקְדֵּשׁ
Hereg
heskem (pl. haskamos/t)
hesped (pl. hespedim) הֶסְפֵּד \ הֶסְפֵּדִים
hester panim
heter (pl. heterim) hetēr הֶתֵּר \ הֶתֵּרִים
Heter Iska/heter iska הֶתֵּר עִסְקָא
heyos/heyot hĕyoth/hĕyoṱ 'heyos that': being as it may that הֱיוֹת
hezber (pl. hesberim) הֶסְבֵּר \ הֶסְבֵּרִים
Hiddur/Hidur mitzvah
Hillula/hillula Hil̇ulâh (lit. revelry) celebration, usually one that Kabbalists or Hassidim hold on the anniversary of the death of a righteous person or when making a siyum  on said person's work. During the Hillula, it is customary to "revel" in the teachings of the tsaddik  in question; also known as Yom Hillula 2. Seudat Mitzvah, usually referring to the last meal of Pesach  (as it is customary among hassidim  to 'revel' in stories/practises of Tzadikkim  during said meal) הִלּוּלָה\הילולה
Hineni Hiṅēni/Hineni "Here I am"; Jewish expression of resilience and fortitude in the face of antisemitism הִנֵּנִי\הִנְנִי
hirhur ● 'Hirhur Teshuvah': הִרְהוּר \ הִרְהוּרִים
hisarvus/hitarbut hithʿârḇuth/hithʿârḇuṱ 1. (lit. entanglement) communal involvement combined with a feeling of being united in purpose and responsibility  2. togetherness, feeling of solidarity; being united in purpose and responsibility; synonym: areivus הִתְעָרְבוּת
hisbodedus/hitbodedut
hishtadlus/hishtadlut
hislahavus/hislahavut
hisorerus/hitorerut/hithorerut
hispa'alus/hitpa'alut
Hoche Shmoneh Esreh (Yiddish) synonym of Chazaras Hashatz הוֹיכֶע שְׁמוֹנָה עֶשְׂרֵה
Hod Hod/Hōḓ one of the 10 Sefirot  (emanations of God) in kabbalistic tradition representing splendor and glory leading to humility and submission הוֹד
Hodu laShem ki l'olam/le'olam chasdo
hoz bachur ("hoez bucher")
hora
horreven
horreving
hoshaanes ("shaanes")
Hoshanah Rabbah
Hotza'ah transferring; carrying from a private domain to a public domain; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat הוצאה
Ichvisa d'Meshicha
ikar
im yirtzeh Hashem God willing
Imahos/Imahot
invei hagefen b'invei hagefen ʿInw̠ē haġephen bʿinw̠ē haġephen (lit. 'grapevines (intertwined) with grapevines') (compliment) said about a (newlywed) couple that match each other perfectly עִנְבֵי הַגֶּפֶן בְּעִנְבֵי הַגֶּפֶן
inyan (pl. inyanim)
Ir Hanidachat/Ir hanidachas
Ish Elohim (c.: Ish Elokim)
Isiyim Iṡiyim Essenes אִסִּיִים
Isru chag
issur/isur (pl. issurim)
Ivri (pl. Ivrim) עִבְרִי \ עִבְרִים
iyun tefillah
k'das Moshe v'Yisrael כְּדַת מֹשֶׁה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל
k'das uch'din
K'lei/Klei Hakerem
k'mayim panim el (ha)panim
k'padah (pl. k'pados/t) q'phâḓâh (q'pâdâh) 1. shortened version of 'hakpadah'  2. synonym of 'k'peida' קְפָדָה (קפָּדָה)
k'peidah/k'peida (pl. k'peidos/t) q'phiḓâh/q'phēḓâh grievance, grudge קְפִידָה \ קְפֵדָה
K'sones/Kesones/Ketonet Pasim
ka'as kaʿas anger כַּעַס
Kabbalah/Qabalah (chs: 'Kabuleh') קַבָּלָה
Kaddish/Qadish/Qaddish
Kaddish d'Ischadata
Kaddish d'Rabannan
Kaddish haGadol
Kaddish Shalem
Kaddish Tiskabal
Kaddish Yasom
Kadesh/Kadeish Qaḋēsh 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach קַדֵּשׁ
Kadeish Ur'chatz Qaḋēsh Ureḥaṣ first 2 Simanim of Pesach ; are referred to in this way as, in certain respects, they are considered one unit קַדֵּשׁ וּרְחַץ
Kal Vachomer/Kal v'Chomer (ashk/yesh): Kal Vochoimer)
kallah (pl. kallos/t) bride כַּלָּה \ כַּלוֹת
kana'i/kanaï (pl. kanaim/kanaïm) zealot
kapittl (pl. kapittlach)
Kapparos/Kapparot
kappel/koppel (pl. kappellach) (yiddish) yarmulkah
Kares/Karet (Ashk. rel.: Kores/Koreis; chs: Kures) Kârēth/Kârēṱ extirpation, spiritual excision; biblical punishment where a person is spiritually "cut off" from the community and where they are expected to experience a premature death (at the hands of God) כָּרֵת
karov/karev/korev/kurev (generally speaking) a family member
Karpas Karpas 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach כַּרְפַּס
kashe/kasha
kasher/kashering
kosher l'eidus/kasher l'edut כָּשֵׁר לְעֵדוּת
Kashrus/kashrut
katan (pl. ketanim)
kavanah (pl. kavanos/t)
kavod (noun, uncount.) honor
kavod habriyos/habriyot
Kavod Hatorah/Kov'd haTorah (K'vod haTorah)
kavuah/kavua
kivyachol/kavyachol/kevayachol כִּבְיָכוֹל
Ke'arah/Ke'areh
ke'ilu
kebetzah/k'beitzah (pl. kebeitzos/t) kabēṣah/k'ḇēṣah (biblical measurements) (lit. 'like an egg') the size of an egg כַּבֵּיצָה\כְּבֵיצָה
kedai/k'dai
Kedushah/kedusha 1. Holyness  2.
Kehal Hakadosh
Kehal/Kahal ● 'Kehal Hashem':
kehilla/kehillah (pl. kehillos/t)
keili shlishi
keili/kli (pl. kelim/keilim)
Kein Ayin hora ("kenayneh hora")
kelayim/kilayim
kemach yashan
Kerisos/kerisot/Keresot/Kereisos Kerētoth/Kârētoth/Kherētoth/​Kerēṱoth/Kârēṱoth/Kherēṱoth 1. plural of 'kares'  2. Tractate of the Mishna pertaining to the laws of 'kares' כְּרֵתוֹת\כָּרֵתוֹת\כְרֵתוֹת
Kerisus/keritut " ​ ​ ​ " more common but technically incorrect version of 'Kerisos' כְּרֵתוֹת\כָּרֵתוֹת\כְרֵתוֹת
Keruvim/Qeruvim
kesamim
keseder
Keser/Keter Keter/Kether/Keṱer (lit. crown) highest of the 10 Sefirot  (emanations of God) in kabbalistic tradition representing the 'Divine will', 'infinite light', and highest level of consciousness כֶּתֶר
Keser/Keter Torah
kesher (pl. kesharim) ● 'Kesher shel Kayamah' קֶשֶׁר \ קְשָׁרִים
Kesivah/Kesiva vechasima tova
Kesones/Ketonet Priestly tunic; one of the 4 Bigdei Kehuna  that the Aaronite Priests wore during Temple services (כְּתֹנֶת (כֻּתֹּנֶת
kesubah/ketubah/kesuba (pl. kesubos/t)
ketannah/ketana (pl. ketanos/t)
Ketores/ketoret
Ketz hayamim
Ketzirat HaOmer/K'tziras Ha'Omer
kevisah
keviyus/keviyut קְבִיעוּת
Kevurah/kvurah burial
kezayis/kezayit/k'zayis (pl. kezeysim)
kibbud/kibud (pl. kibudim) kibud/kibuḓ (an) honoring ● Kibud melachim (lit. 'honoring of kings') royal honoring; attending to someone's every need כִּבּוּד
Kibbud av va'em/va'eim Kibud/Kibuḓ/Kibuḏ aḇ w̠â'ēm honoring (one's) father and mother; one of the Ten Commandments כִּיבּוּד אָב וָאֵם
Kiddush
Kiddush Hashem
Kiddush Levanah
Kiddushin
Kimcha d'Pischa/kimcha d'pischa Qimḥâ ḋ'Phisḥâ (lit. 'Paschal flour') traditional Jewish charitable practice of providing the necessary provisions for the Passover holiday to those in need קִמְחָא דְּפִסְחָא
Kinnos/Kinnot/kinnos Qinoth/Qiṅoth dirges, elegies; usually referring to Kinnot Tisha b'Av (קִינוֹת לְתִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב) קִינוֹת\קִינּוֹת
kinyan (pl. kinyanim)
kippah/kippa (pl. kippos/t) yarmulkah
Kiruv/kiruv Qiruḇ (bringing close, near) outreach to (ethnic) Jews, usually ones that have little to no knowledge of religious matters, with the aim of strengthening their Jewish identity and observance ● Kiruv rechokim ("outreach to the far-away ones"); outreach to (ethnic) Jews who have little to no knowledge of (Jewish) religious matters and traditions קִירוּב
Kisei HaKavod
kishron (pl. kishronos/t) talent כִּשְׁרוֹן\כִּשָּׁרוֹן \ כִּשְׁרוֹנוֹת
kishuf
kisuy rosh (pl. kisuyei rosh) כִּסּוּי רֹאשׁ \ כִּסּוּיֵי רֹאשׁ
kita/kittah
kittel/kittl (pl. kittlach)
kitniyos/kitniyot
kitrog (pl. kitrugim) lit. 'accusation, indictment'; accusation in the "Heavenly Court" that can negatively impact one's standing in the "Heavenly Books" קִטְרוּג \ קִטְרוּגִים
kivrei tzaddikim
klaf (pl. klafim) qlâph parchment קְלָף \ קְלָפִים
klal (pl. klalim/klalos/t) klâl / klâlim (klâloth) 1. prinicple, rule ● 'Yotzeh min haklal' (lit. 'takes out of the rule'): other than, different from the collective (group)  2. collective (of people) כְּלָל (כְּלָלִים\כְּלָלוֹת)
Klal Yisrael
klallah (pl. klallos/t) (n) curse
klaster panim qlastēr pânim (lit. '(facial) appearance/radiance of the face') facial appearance, the impression (that) a person's face makes קְלַסְתֵּר פָּנִים
kler/klèr (n)
kler/klèr/klèring (v)
kli busha uch'lima
kli sheini
klippah/qlippah (pl. klippos/t)
Koach HaTefillah power of prayer
kodem kol
Kodesh (Ha)Kadoshim (of the temple) Holy of Holies
Kodshim/Kadoshim
kofer (pl. kofrim) qophēr / qophrim (lit. denier) a heretic כּוֹפֵר \ כּוֹפְרִים
kofuy tova/tovah (pl. kefuyei tovah) k'phuy ṭoḇâh ungrateful person כְּפוּי טוֹבָה \ כְּפוּיֵי טוֹבָה
Kohen Gadol (pl. Kohanim Gedolim) High Priest of Israel
Kohen/kohen (pl. Kohanim) person of Aaronite descent, elligible to serve as a priest (or High-Priest) in the Tabernacle and later, in the Jewish Temple
kol (pl. kolos/t) voice
kol hakavod
kol hakodem zacha
Kol haposhet/haposhit/haposheit yad nosnin lo/nosnim lo כֹּל הַפּוֹשֵׁט יָד נוֹתְנִין לוֹ (נוֹתְנִים לוֹ)
kol ishah woman's voice
Kol korei
kol tuv
kolos/kolot lit. 'voices'; 1. noise  2. thunder ● 'kolos uv'rakim' (קוֹלוֹת וּבְרָקִים) (lit. 'thunder and lightning'): large amount of noise
koneh/koineh to acquire
koneh shamayim va'aretz
korban (pl. korbanos) qârbân / qârbânim offering, sacrifice קָרְבָּן \ קָרְבָּנוֹת
Korbanos/Korbanot (chs): korbunes)
Korban Asham
Korban Challah
Korban Chatas/t (yeshivish: Chatos) Qârban Haṭ̇âʾth קָרְבַּן חַטָּאת
Korban Mincha
Korban Musaf/Mussaf
Korban Nazir
Korban Olah
Korban Olah v'Yored/Veyored
korban/Korban Pesach
Korban Shelamim/Shlamim
Korban Tamid
Korban Todah
Koreah (lit. (s)he tears) tearing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat קורע
Korech/Koreich 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach כּוֹרֵךְ
Kos shel Brachah goblet/cup of blessing
Kosheir (yesh. rel.: Koisheir) tying; 1 of the 39 melachos of Shabbat קושר
Kosher/kosher
Kotel/Kosel the Western Wall; Wailing Wall; short for 'Kotel/Kosel Hama'aravi' (lit. 'Western Wall')
Kotev/Kosev/Koseiv writing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat כותב
Kotzer reaping; harvesting; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat קוצר
koveah seudah/kovea seuda
koveah/kovea
koveah itim laTorah
Kri'ah/K'riah/Qeriah tearing (usually used in the context of mourning, where the mourner tears their garment upon hearing of the death of a relative) קריעה
Krias Yam-Suf/Kriat Yam-suf the splitting of the red-sea
Kriyah/Kri'ah² (n) (pl. kriyos/t) (noun) reading (usually, from the Torah, and out loud) קְרִיאָה \ קְרִיאוֹת
Kriyat/Kriyas HaTorah reading of the Torah (Bible) קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה
ksav/ktav (pl. k'savim/k'tavim) כְּתָב \ כְּתָבִים
ktav/ksav yad
kulah leniency
kumzitz
kuntres
Kvater/Kvaterin person honored with carrying a baby-boy to his circumcision, usually the godfather &/or godmother קוואַטעֶר\קוואַטעֶרִין
Kvitzat/kvitzas haderech
L"T (Avos) Melachos / L"T (Avot) Melachot ל״ט אֲבוֹת מְלָאכוֹת
l'Asid lavo/Le'atid lavo lit. 'in the future to come' לְעָתִיד לָבוֹא
l'Chaim ul'Shalom/l'chaim u'l'shalom
l'chaim/lechaim/lechayim 1. [Lechaim!] (lit. "To life!") "Cheers."  2. an alcoholic toast ● "Come, let's make a l'chaim."
l'chatchilah/lechatchila/l'katchilah/lekatchila
l'chol/l'kol hadeos
l'dorot/l'doros/l'doires for generations
L'harchik ha'adam min ha'aveirah
l'havdil/lehavdil Lehavdil elef alfei Havdalos
l'Iluy Nishmas/l'iluy nishmat
l'kavod/lekavod
l'Kov'd/Lekavod Shabbos/Shabbat
l'kulei alma
l'maaseh/lemaaseh/le'ma'aseh
l'Sheim Matzos Mitzvah
l'shem shamayim for the sake (lit. name) of heaven
la'av davka/laav davke
Lag BaOmer/ba'Omer (alt. L"G BaOmer) ל״ג בָּעוֹמֶר
lailah (ha)rishonah first night (of the wedding)
lamdan
Lamed-Vavnik
Lash/Losh kneading; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat לש
Lashon HaKodesh lit. holy tongue; (biblical) Hebrew
Lashon Hora
lebedig
Lechem Hapanim
Lechem Mishneh
Lechem Oni לֶחֶם עֹנִי
lechora / lechorah / l'chora / lekhorah /
lichora / lich'ora / lechoire / lichoira
likhʾorâ (lit. 'to the light') it would seem לִכְאוֹרָה
lecht (pl. lecht'lach) candles
legabeh
lehachris
lehavdil elef havdalos/t shortened version of   'lehavdil elef alfei havdalos'
Leil Shimurim
Leil Shishi/leil shishi
leining reading aloud (usually from the Torah)
leitz/letz (pl. letzim)
leitzanus/letzanut
lemaaseh/l'ma'aseh/l'maiseh/lemaiseh
letoeles/letoelet/l'to'eles/leto'eles
levayah (pl. levayos/t) funeral
Levi/levi (pl. leviim/leviïm)
Levoyas Hameis|Hamet/s
limmud/limud (pl. limudim)
limudei kodesh
Lishkas HaGazis/Lishkat HaGazit Lishkath HaĠâẓith lit.: "Chamber of Hewn Stone"; chamber within the Temple in Jerusalem where the Sanhedrin (highest Jewish judicial body) convened לִשְׁכַּת הַגָּזִית
Lishkat/Lishkas Hora'ah
lishmah לִשְׁמָה
Litvak
Litvish
lo alenu/lo aleynu
Lo dovim v'lo ya'ar/Lo duvim v'lo yo'ar
loskshen/lukshen 1. noodles, spaghetti (usually; soup noodles)  2. made up stories
luach luaḥ (lit. 'tablet') 1. calendar  2. informational board of some sort לוּחַ
Luchos/Luchot
lulav (pl. lulavim) 1 of the Arba'ah Minim
M"T (memtes) Shaarei Tumah
Ma Nishtanah/Ma Nishtana/Ma-Nishtana
maal'ah/maalah (pl. maalos/t ("maales")) favourable/beneficial aspect; advantage מַעֲלָה \ מַעֲלוֹת
ma'amad
Ma'amorei Chazal
Ma'ariv/maariv Maʿariḇ 1. west  2. (col.) night-prayer; synonym of 'Arvis' מַעֲרִיב
Ma'aser/maaser Maaser Sheni: ● Maaser ani:
ma'or luminary
maamin/ma'amin (pl. ma'aminim) believer
maaseh/ma'aseh (pl. ma'asim (yid. 'maases')) 1. story  2. deed, act (yid: מַעֲשִׂיּוֹת) מַעֲשֶׂה \ מַעֲשִׂים
maaseh gavra
Maaser Sheni
maasim tovim good deeds
Maavir Sedreh/ma'avir sedreh/maavir-sedreh
Mabul/mabbul
machlit
machlokes/machloket (pl. macahlokos/t) dispute; can be a general dispute or all-out feud מַחֲלוֹקֶת \ מַחֲלוֹקוֹת
machmir (v)
machmir (n) (pl. machmirim)
machshiv value something positively; recognize something's worth ● machshiv Torah ; person that values 'Torah'
Machtzit/Machtzis Hashekel Maḥăṣith Haṧeqel מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל
machzor (pl. machzorim)
madregah/madreigah/madreiga (pl. madregos/t)
madrich (pl. madrichim)
madrichah/madricha (pl. madrichos/t)
Mafshit flaying; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מפשט
Maftir/maftir מפטיר
magefah/mageifa
Magen David (yeshivish: Mogein Dovid) (pl. Mag'nei David) מָגֵן דָּוִד \ מָגִנֵּי דָּוִד
Maggid shiur (pl. maggidei shiur)
maggid/Maggid (pl. maggidim) maġid/maġiḓ storyteller, orator מַגִּיד
Maggid² Maġid/Maġiḓ 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach מַגִּיד
(l')mai nafka mina
Maisach mounting warp threads; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מיסך
Makas Bechoros/Makat Bechorot
Makat Hoshekh/Makas Choshech
Makeh bepatish completing a vessel; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מכה בפטיש
makir tov (v)
makir tov (n) (pl. makirei tov)
makka (pl. makkos/t)
Makom/makom kavua
makpid
makriv
malach (pl. malachim) angel
Malachei Hashareis/Hasharet (ashk, rel.: Hashoreis) Malăkhē Haṧârēth מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁרֵת
Malchut/malchus Malkhuth/malkhuṱ 1. kingdom  2. royalness, regality  3. Malchut: one of the 10 Sefirot  (emanations of God) in kabbalistic tradition representing sovereignty, leadership, and physical manifestation מַלְכוּת
Malkut/malkus ("malkes") (punishment of) lashings
mamash
mamme lushen mother tongue (usually referring to Yiddish)
mamshich "I'm mamshich"  = I'm continuing
mamzer (pl. mamzerim)
mann/Mann/Man (yeshivish: mon/Mon)
manhig (pl. manhigim)
Maoz Tzur/Tsur
mapole/mapule
Mara d'asra
Maran Harav
marbitz/Marbitz Torah (pl. marbitzei Torah)
maris ayin/mar'it ayin/maris-ayin marʾith (hâ)ʿāyin/marʾiṱ (hâ)ʿāyin principle that advises against actions that might appear improper to others, even if they are technically permissible; the idea is to avoid actions that could lead to suspicion or false assumptions about one’s behavior מַרְאִית הָעַיִן\מַרְאִית-עַיִן
Marror/marror 1. 'bitter herb' eaten on Passover  2. 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach מָרוֹר
masa u'matan
Masechta (pl. masechtos/t) (Aramaic) Tractate of the Talmud or Mishna
Masekhet/maseches (pl. masechos/t) Tractate of the Talmud or Mishna מַסֶּכֶת \ מַסָּכוֹת
mashal/mashul (pl. mashalim) parable
Mashgiach/mashgiach (pl. mashgichim)
Mashiach/Moshiach/moshiach the messiah
Mashpia/mashpia (pl. mashpiim/mashpiïm)
masiach da'as maṡiaḥ ḋaʿath/ḋaʿaṱ מַסִּיחַ דַּעַת
Maskilim
maskim (I'm) 'maskim' = I agree
masmid (pl. masmidim)
masorti
masser/masser'n
Matan Torah (chs: mat'n toire)
Matanat la'Evyonim/Matanas l'evyonim
Matir untying; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מַתִּיר
matir/mattir to permit something which was (or under normal circumstances, still is) forbidden
matriach
mattir neder (by a wise person, or Beth Din) to nullify/undo a vow
matzah (pl. matzos/t)
Matzah Sh'ruyah/matzah sh'ruyah Maṩâh sheruyâh מַצָּה שְׁרוּיָה
matzav (pl. matzavim)
matzevah/matzeivah (pl. matzevos/t)
matzliach to succeed/be succesful ● to be matzliach: to be successful
Mavir Maḇʿir kindling a fire; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מבעיר
Mayim/mayim achronim
Mazzal-Tov/Mazzaltov/Mazeltov congratulations
mazzel/mazzal luck
Me'abeid/Me'abaid tanning; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מְאַבֵּד
me'akev
Me'amer gathering; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מעמר
Me'en Olam Haba/Mei'ein Olam Haba Mēʿēn ʿOlâm Habâh (lit. 'kind of'/'like' heaven) foretaste of heaven; said about sth you find so enjoyable, you think it could have a tiny similarity to heaven מֵעֵין עוֹלָם הַבָּא
Me'il Priestly robe; one of the 8 Bigdei Kehuna  that the High Priest wore during Temple services מְעִיל
Me'ilah
me'orer
mecha'ah מְחָאָה
Mechabeh extinguishing a flame; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מכבה
mechaber
mechaleik to differ
mechalel Shabbos/Shabbat 1. (v) to desecrate the sabbath  2. (n) person that desecrates the Sabbath
mechanech (pl. mechanchim) educators
mechaneches/t (pl. mechanchos/t) educators
Mechataich/Mechateich (precise) cutting; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מחטך
Mechayeh metim / mechayei meisim lit.: "resurrects/resurrecting the dead"; reference to God as the "Resurrector of the Dead"; short for "Mechayeh Hametim" ● 'Boruch Mechayei Meisim' ("Blessed is the One that Resurrects the Dead"); said jokingly to someone when they finally wake up after having slept for a long time, or alternatively, after someone gets up after they've had a bad fall and laid still for while before finally getting up מְחַיֵּה הַמֵּתִים
mechayev/mechayeiv
mechazeik/mechazek
mechila 1. forgiveness  2. (noun, count.) (pl. mechilos/t) (one) act of forgiveness
mechina (pl. mechinos/t)
mechitzah (pl. mechitzos/t)
mechubad
mechutan (pl. mechutanim)
mechutzaf (pl. mechutzafim)
medina (pl. medinos/t)
Medinas Yisra'el/Yisroel State of Israel
mefarshim
mefurash
mefursam
megillah (pl. megillos/t)
Mehadrin (min HaMehadrin)
mehalech approach (of learning) (lit. the going) ● 'What's his mehalech? ': what's his (learning) approach/method
mehus
meikil (pl. meikilim)
meila
meivin (pl. mevivim)
meizid (pl. meizidim)
mekabel
mekabel panim
mekabel tumah
Mekadeish Shem Shamayim
mekadesh/mekadeish
Mekakh Ta'ut/mekach ta'us
mekatreig (pl. mekatregim) מְקַטְרֵג \ מְקַטְרְגִים
mekomot/mekomos hakedoshim
mekor (pl. mekoros/t)
Mekubbal/mekubal (pl. mekubbalim) מְקוּבָּל
Melabein laundering; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מלבן
melacha (pl. melachos/t)
Melaveh Malka (pl. melavei malkah) מְלַוֵּה מַלְכָּא \ מְלַוֵּי מַלְכָּא
Melech Malchei HaMelachim (lit. 'King ruler of Kings') King of Kings (meaning: God)
Melitz/melitz yosher (pl. melitzei yosher)
memachaik/memacheik smoothing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat ממחק
memaleh makom
memelah/memeilah/m'meilah
menahel (pl. menahelim)
menaheles/t (pl. menahelos/t)
Menapeitz combing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מנפץ
Menorah/menorah (pl. menoros/t)
mensch/mentsch
menschlichkeit/mentschlichkeit
menucha menuchas hanefesh:
Meoras Hamachpelah/Me'orat Hamakhpelah Meʿârath Haṁakhpēlâh Cave of Machpelah, a.k.a. Cave of the Patriarchs, located in Hebron; one of the holiest sites in Judaism as it is the burial place of the patriarchs and matriarchs מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה
meraglim
Merakeid sifting; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מרקד
Merkazi (lit. centered one) main prayer/study-room of a synagogue מֶרְכַּזִי
merkhava/merchava/merkava
mesaken/mesak'n/mesakein
Mesartait/Mesarteit scoring; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat משרטט
meshabe'ach/meshabeäch
meshamesh/meshameish
meshuga/meshigge
meshuggener
meshugaim/meshugaïm
meshulach (pl. meshulachim) 1. person that travels around collecting money for the poor and needy  2. Chabad shliach
Mesirah/mesira
Mesivta/mesivta
mesorah (pl. mesoros/t) mesorâh/mesoroth/mesoroṱ traditions (persumed to be) transmitted (accurately) throughout the generations as they pertain to religious laws מְסוֹרָה \ מְסוֹרוֹת
metaheir/metaher
metamei
metaretz
metsuveh v'oseh
Metzitza b'peh
Metzorah (pl. metzoraim)
mevater
mevazeh
meyayish/meyayesh
mezakeh
Mezonos/Mezonot
Mezuman (Mezumen) Mezumen Bentshing
Mezuzah/mezuzah (pl. mezuzos/t)
Mi-Sheberach/misheberach/
mishebeirach/mi-sheberakh
Michnasayim Mikhnâsayim (Mikhnesē Ḇâd/Ḇâḓ/Habaḓ) (lit.: pants) Priestly undergarments; one of the 4 Bigdei Kehuna  that the Aaronite Priests wore during Temple services (in the Torah, called "michnesei vad/habad" meaning 'cloth pants', 'pants that (are) cloth'n' respectively) (מִכְנָסַיִם (מִכְנְסֵי בָד\מִכְנְסֵי הַבָּד
michschol (pl. michsholos/t)
midbar (pl. midbarim) מִדְבָּר \ מִדְבָּרִים
middah (pl. middos/t) miḋâh literally: 'measure'; 1. (character) trait  2. attribute ● middah k'negged middah (usually referring to God's wrath): measure for measure ● Midas haDin: (referring to God) Attribute of Judgement ● Midas HaRachamim: Attribute of Mercy מִדָּה
middos/middot character traits, morals (plural of middah) ● middos tovos: good (character) traits
mikdash me'at
mikvah (pl. mikvaos/t)
milchig (Yiddish) having the halachik status of dairy, either as a result of coming into contact, being mixed with, or simply being, dairy; syn.: 'chalavi' (Hebrew)
milchigs (Yiddish) 1. (noun) milchig  foods  2. (adj.) malapropism of milchig
milui v'irui/miluy v'iruy
mimah nafshach ("mimanefshech")
Mincha Gedola
Mincha Ketanah
Mincha/mincha
minhag (pl. minhagim) minhâg/minhâgim (localized) customs and religious practises that have become the norm (in certain communities) but of whom it is admitted they are not stricly speaking (Torah) law מִנְהָג \ מִנְהָגִים
minyan (pl. minyanim)
mipnei seivah takum
misbonen/mitbonen
misheyakir
Mishkan (pl. mishkanim)
mishkav zachor
Mishloach manos/manot מִשְׁלוֹחַ מָנוֹת
Mishnah/mishna (pl. mishnayos/t)
Mishneh Torah
mishpachah (pl. mishpachos/t)
mishpat (pl. mishpatim)
Misnagdim
mispallel/mitpallel (pl. mispallelim)
misyavnim/mityavnim mithyâw̠nim (lit. the hellenized ones) hellenists מִתְיָוְנִים
Mitznefes/Mitznefet Priestly turban; one of the 8 Bigdei Kehuna  that the High Priest wore during Temple services; the turban the regular Aaronite Priests wore was called a 'migbahath' מִצְנֶפֶת
mitzvah/mitsvah (pl. mitvos/mitvot) Mitzvah min Hamuvchar
Mitzvah tanz/tantz
mitzvos umaasim tovim
Mizbeach (pl. mizbechos/t)
mizrach east
Mizrachi/mizrachi/mizrahi (pl. mizrachim (yid. 'mizrachniks')
Mo'ed/Moed
Moadim l’simcha - Chagim u’zemanim l’sason
moche
mochek erasing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat מוחק
mochel
modeh
mofes (yesh: moifes) (pl. mofsim)
mohel (pl. mohelim)
Morah
Morei/Moiray v'Rabboisay
Moreinu v'Rabbeinu
Morenu/Moreinu Moreinu Harav
mosad (pl. mosdos/t)
moser (pl. mosrim) מוֹסֵר \ מוֹסְרִים
Moser Nefesh/moser nefesh Mosēr nephesh מוֹסֵר נֶפֶשׁ
Motsi Shem Ra (pl. motzaei shem ra) 1. slander  2. slanderer מוֹצִיא שֵׁם רָע \ מוֹצָאֵי שֵׁם רָע
Motsi-Matzah/Motzi-Matzah Moṣiʾ Maṩâh 1 or 2 (depending on who you ask) of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach מוֹצִיא מַצָּה
Motzaei/Motze/Motse Motze Shabbos: end of Shabbat; Motze Yom-Tov: end of Yom-Tov; Motze Ta'anis: end of a(n official) fast
muktzah/muktzeh
mumcha (pl. mumchim)
musag (pl. musagim) מוּסַג \ מוּסַגִּים
musmach (pl. musmachim)
Mussaf/mussaf (pl. mussafim)
Mussar/mussar/musar musar 1. morals, ethics, ethical teachings  2. to "give someone mussar" = to lecture someone, preach ethical teachings to them ● musar drashah (מוּסר דרָשׁה): diatribe, morality speech; musar shmuess (מוּסר שׁמוּעס): lecture on morality מוּסַר
Mussar Haskeil/Haskel
muttar
naar/na'ar (pl. ne'arim) 1. boy, male youth  2. idiot נַעַר\נְעָרִים
na'arah/naarah (pl. ne'aros/t) girl, young woman (in Talmudic law; a girl between the age of 12 and 12.5) נַעֲרָה\נְעָרוֹת
nachas/nachat
nachas ruach/nachat ruach
Nashim
nashim tzidkaniyos/t (f.m. 'tzidkaniyus') righteous women; pl. of 'ishah tzidkonis' נָשִׁים צִדְקָנִיּוֹת\צַדְקָנִיּוֹת
natla
Navi/navi (pl. neviim/neviïm/nevi'im)
nazir (pl. nezirim)
ne'ilat/ne'ilas hachag
nebach
nebachdik
nebbie
nechama/nechome (pl. nechamos/t)
nedavah (pl. nedavos/t)
neder (pl. nedarim/t)
negelvasser
negiah
Nehe'eneh miZiv HaShechinah Nehĕneh miẒ̣iw̠ HaSh'khinâh נֶהֱנֶה מִזִיו הַשְׁכִינָה
nekamah neqâmâh 1. (noun, uncount.) revenge  2. (noun, count.) (pl. nekamos/t) an act of revenge נְקָמָה\נְקָמוֹת
nekevah/nekeiva (pl. nekeivos/nekevot)
nekudah (pl. nekudos/t)
ner (pl. neiros/nerot) candle
nes/neis (pl. nissim) nēs miracle ● neis nigleh: open miracle נֵס
neshamah/neshama (pl. neshamos/t) soul ● Yetzias Neshama (lit. exit of the soul): moment of a person's passing
Neshamah Yeseirah
Nesiyat Kapayim
Netilat Yadayim/netilas yadayim
(ha)Netz HaChamah
Netzach/Netzah Neṣaḥ (lit. victory) one of the 10 Sefirot  (emanations of God) in kabbalistic tradition representing endurance, ambition, and the drive for success נֵצַח
nevuah (pl. nevuos/nevuot)
Nezikin
Nezirut/nezirus
Nichum Aveilim
Niddah/niddah Niḋâh 1. menstrual blood  2. (pl. niddos/t (נִדּוֹת)) woman on her period  3. Tractate of the Mishna & Talmud dealing with the laws around menstruation נִדָּה
nifla ● 'nifla beyoser' (נִפְלָא בְּיוֹתֵר):; ● 'nifladik'(נִפלאדִיק): נִפְלָא
Niflaos HaBorei/HaBoirei Niphlʾōth HaBōrē/​Niphlâōth HaBōrē נִפְלְאוֹת הַבּוֹרֵא\נִפְלָאוֹת הַבּוֹרֵא
niftar niphṭâr (lit. 'removed') 1. died ● "* was niftar": * has passed away  2. (pl. niftarim (נִפְטָרִים)) person that has (recently) died נִפְטָר
niggun (pl. niggunim)
nimshal (pl. nimshalim)
niqqud
Nirtzah/Nirtza/nirtza 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach נִרְצָה
nisayon (pl. nisyonos/t)
nisht 'n Shabbos geredt
nispoal/nispo'ol/nispo'l
nissim v'niflaos/t
Nisuch Hamayim
nivul peh
Nosar/noser
nose/nosei b'ol (im chavero) Nōśē ḇʿōl ʿim ḥăḇērō (lit. carrying, accepting the burden) sharing the burden (with his friend); often used to mean 'sharing (in) another person's pain' \נוֹשֵׂא בְעֹל (נושא בעול)
נוֹשֵׂא בְעֹל עִם חֲבֵרוֹ
noseh
Novardok Lithuanian Jewish educational movement renowned for its emphasis on Mussar (character development, ethics) alongside traditional Torah study; ● 'Novard'ker': follower of the Novarvok  approach/lifestyle נאָוואַרדאָק (yiddish) \ נָבַהְרְדְוֹק
nu
nusach (pl. nusachim)
Nusach Ashkenaz
Nusach Sepharad
Nusach Sfard
ober chacham (chs: "oiber chuchem")
Ofeh Opheh baking; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat  (counted together with bishul  (cooking)) אופה
ohel (pl. ohalim)
Ohel Mo'ed/Moed/Moi'eid
Ohev Shalom v'Rodef Shalom
Ol (pl. ulim) (n) yoke, burden, responsibility ● Ol Malchus Shamayim (עוֹל מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם): yoke of (the kingdom) heaven עוֹל\עֹל \ עוּלּים\עֻלִּים
Ol Torah
Olah (pl. olos/t)
Olah Regel
Olam Ha'Elyon (o.p.a. "Olem" Ha'Elyon)
Olam Haba ʿOlâm Habâh lit.: "The World to Come"; the next life, afterlife ● Me'ein Olam Haba: foretaste of Olam Haba עוֹלָם הַבָּא
Olam Hazeh ʿOlâm Haẓ̇eh lit.: "This World"; opposite of afterlife; life on Earth עוֹלָם הַזֶּה
Oleh/oleh (pl. olim) Oleh chadash
Omein yeshivish spelling of 'amen'
Onan (Onen) (pl. onenim) אוֹנֵן \ אוֹנְנִים
Oneg Shabbos
Oneg Yomtov
ones/oness/oneis (pl. anosim/onasim) onẹs (pl. ănâsim/aṅâsim/â̆nâsim/onâsim) (lit. forced, compulsion) 1. situation where a person had no choice but to do sth or have sth inflicted upon them  2. (v.)(singular) rape  3. (n.) rape אוֹנֵס\אֹנֶס \ אֲנָסִים\אַנָּסִים\אֳנָסִים\אוֹנָסִים
or/ohr (pl. oros/t) oroth light אוֹר \ אוֹרוֹת
Orach Chaim
Oraig/Oreig weaving; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat אורג
Orei Miklat
Orlah (Orloh)
os/ot/ois (pl. otiot/osyos/oisyos) letter (of an alphabet) אוֹת \ אוֹתִיוֹת
Oseh Shtei Batei making 2 loops; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat עושה שתי בתי
osik
Ovdei kochavim
Oved Hashem
over/oveir (oiver) transgress
oy oh (no); short for oy vey
oy vey (iz mir) (chs: oy/oi vay) lit. "oh woe (is (to) me)"; expression expressing anguish or frustration; similar phrase: 'oh no'; often used as a dog-whistle by antisemites
p'gam/pgam (pl. p'gamim) blemish פְּגָם \ פְּגָמִים
p'sak/psak (pl. psakim) פְּסַק \ פְּסָקִים
P'sukei d'zimra/Psukei d'zimra
pachad
pachdan
Pagum/pagum
Panim Yafos/Yafot (ashk. rel.: Yofois)
Parah Adumah/parah adumah
parashah/parshah/parsha (pl. parshios/t) פרשה
pardes parḋes (lit. 'orchard') acronym representing four levels of Jewish scriptural interpretation: 'Pshat', 'Remez', 'Drash', and 'Sod' פַּרְדֵּס
parnassah/parnasa
paroches/parochet (pl. parochos/t) pârōkheth/pârōkheṱ curtain (or veil) that covers the Ark (Aron Kodesh) in a synagogue, which houses the Torah scrolls פָּרוֹכֶת
Paroh/Paroih/Paroy/paroih Parʿoh/Pharʿoh 1. (paroh) a pharaoh  2. (Paroh) when referring to a specific pharaoh, usually the pharaoh in the book of Exodus פַּרְעֹה\פַרְעה
Parshat Hashavuah/Parshas hashovua Parshath Haṧâḇuʿa פַּרְשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ
Pas Akum/pat Akum path Akum פַּת עַכּוּ״ם
Pat/Pas Yisrael Path Yiśrâʾēl פַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל
pashut
pasken
passuk (pl. pesukim)
passul/pasul
pasul l'eidus/l'edut
pattur
Pe'ah/Peah
pekkel/pekel (pl. pekelach)
peleh/pele
perek (pl. perakim) chapter
perush/peirush (pl. peirushim)
Perushim/Prushim Pharisees
Pesach Passover
Pesach Sheni
peshara (pl. pesharos/t)
Pesicha
Peter Chamor/Petter Chamor
Peter Rechem/Petter Rechem Pẹṭẹr Rẹḥẹm lit.: "Redemption of the firstborn" Biblical commandment allowing parents to keep their firstborn child-son by paying a sum of money (or item of equivalent value) to an Aaronite priest (Kohen) פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם
petirah (pl. petiros/t)
peyos/t
Pidyon HaBen
Pidyon Shvuyim
piggul
pikuach nefesh
pilegesh (pl. pilagshim) concubine
pilpul (pl. pilpulim)
pintele yid/Yid
Pirkei Avos פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת
pirsumei nisah Pirsumē Niṡâh פִּרְסוּמֵי נִסָּא
pittam
piyut/piyyut (pl. piyutim) piẏuṭ (Jewish) liturgical poems or hymns; also spelled 'Piyut/Piyutim' (when referring to specific piyutim) פִּיּוּט\פִּיּוּטִים
Plag Hamincha
pnimiyus/pnimiyut
po'el/poil (oos)
pogrom
posek (pl. poskim)
Potzea Po unravelling; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat פוצע
pritzus/pritzut פְּרִיצוּת
pruzbul/prozbul
pshat (pl. pshatim)
pshetl (pl. pshetlach) (yid) custom-made and professional speech, usually referring to a bar-mitzvah boy's or chassan's speech, and usually one that encompasses relatively advanced religious topics ● a 'bar-mitzvah-pshetl' , a 'chasune-pshetl' etc.
pshuto k'mashma'oh/k'mashma'oi pshuṭo k'mashmâʿo simple as it sounds פְּשׁוּטוֹ כְּמַשְׁמָעוֹ
punkt
Purim
Purim seuda
Purim shpiel
poritz/puritz פּוּרִיץ
pushke/pishke (yid)
Qaddish akhar Haqvurah
Qaddish akhar Hashlamat Masechet
Qaddish al Yisrael
Qaddish Avelim
Qaddish L'ela
Qaddish Titkabbal
Qaddish Yakhid
ra'ayon/raayon (pl. ra'ayonos/t) raʿeyon/raʿăyon when a person has a 'ra'ayon' , they have an insight, reflection, contemplation that they want to share or they feel provides something interesting to think about רַעְיוֹן\רַעֲיוֹן \ רַעְיוֹנוֹת
raayeh indication that sth is true; proof רְאָיָה
Rabbosai/Rabbotai/rabbosai (rabboisai)
Rachmana/rachmana litzlan
rachmanus/rachmanut raḥmânuth/raḥămânuth pity, mercy רַחְמָנוּת\רַחֲמָנוּת
Rachtza (Rochtzo) Raḥṣâ/Raḥăṣâ 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach רַחֲצָה\רַחְצָה
Rasha/rasha (pl. rashos/t) wicked person, evil person
re'ach/reiäch re'ach nichoach
Re'ayon (often (mis)pronounced as '(ha)Reyon/reiyon') Rēʾâyon synonym of Aliyah L'regel רֵאָיוֹן
Rebbe/rebbe
Rechaim shel Yad
rechilus/rechilut
rechitzah washing
redt
Refuah Sheleimah/refuah sheleima (may you have) a complete recovery (lit. cure)
reiyus/t | re'ut רֵעוּת
remez (pl. remazim) רֶמֶז
reshut/reshus/r'shut/r'shus (pl. reshuyos/t) רְשׁוּת \ רְשׁוּיוֹת
Reshus Harabim/reshus harabim
Reshus HaYachid
retsifus/t
revi'is/revi'it/reviis/reviïs
ribbis/ribbit ribith (of a loan) interest רִיבִּית
rimon (pl. rimonim)
Rishon/rishon (pl. Rishonim)
rishus/rish'us/rish'ut (noun, count.) malicious act or behaviour; maliciousness, cruelness רִשְׁעוּת
rodef
Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Hashanah
roshe tevot/roshei teivos
roshem
rov/ruv
rov² (yesh., rel.: roiv)
Ruach Hakodesh/ruach hakodesh
ruchniyus/ruchniyut ruḥâniẏuth רוּחָנִיּוּת
S'feika/Sfeika d'Yoma
s'hitah/s'chita סְחִיטָה
safek (pl. s'feikos/t ("sfeikes"))
sakanah (pl. sakanos/t) danger
Sakanos Nefashos/sakanos nefashos/sakanat nefashot mortal danger
Sam Hamavet/sam haMaves/sam hamoves סַם הַמָוֶת
sandek/sandak sanḋâq person honored at a Jewish brit milah (circumcision) ceremony, to hold the baby boy on the knees or thighs while the mohel performs the brit milah, or by handing the baby to the mohel; compare: kvater סַנְדָּק
Sanhedrin
sason vesimcha/v'simcha
Satan (HaMashchis) Śâṭân Hamashḥith Satan (the Destroyer) שָׂטָן (הַמַשְׁחִית)
savlanus/savlanut
Savorah (pl. Savoraim)
schach/skhakh סְכָךְ
schar/skhar/s'char/s'khar / skha'ar/scha'ar/skhaar/schaar/s'cha'ar/s'kha'ar śâkhâr reward, often referring to heavenly reward ● skhaar v'onesh: reward and punishment שָׂכָר
schlep/shlep
schnorrer
schnorring
sechel hayashar straight-thinking mind
sechel/seichel 1. (lit.) brain  2. brains, smarts, intelligence
seder (pl. sedarim)
Seder Erev/seder erev
seder hayom
Sedrah/sedra (pl. sedros/t)
Sefardi/Sephardi/Sepharadi (pl. Sephardim)
sefer (pl. sefarim) Jewish religious book
Sefer Torah (pl. Sifrei Torah) Torah scroll
Sefirah/Sephirah
Sefiras HaOmer/Sefirat Ha'omer
Sefiros/Sephirot
segulah (pl. segulos/t)
Selichos/Selichot
semicha/Semicha/semichah/smicha
Seudas Hamafsekes/Seudat Hamafseket Seʿudath/Seʿuḓath Haṁaphseqeth סְעוּדַת הַמַּפְסֶקֶת
Seudas Havra'ah/Seudat Havra'ah Seʿuḋath/Seʿuḓath Haḇrâʾâh סְעוּדַּת הַבְרָאָה
Seudas Hoda'ah/Seudat Hoda'ah
Seudas Mitzvah/Seudat Mitzvah
Seudas Preidah/Seudat Preidah סְעוּדַת פְּרֵידָה
Seudas Shlishis/Seudat Shelishit
sh'ein kamohu
sh'vach v'hoda'a
sha
sha'atnez/shatnez/shatnes
Shabbat (pl. shabbatot) Jewish sabbath ● Shabbat shalom: 'Have a good Sabbath.'
Shabbaton
Shabbos (pl. shabbasos) (ashk) Jewish sabbath ● Gut Shabbos:  'Have a good Sabbath.'
Shabbos Chazon
Shabbos Chazzak/Chazak Shabâth Ḥăẓaq Shabbat in which the congregation completes the reading of one of the five books of the Torah שַׁבָּת חֲזַק
Shabbos Chol Hamoed
Shabbos goy
Shabbos HaChodesh
Shabbos HaGadol
Shabbos Mevarchim
Shabbos Nachamu
Shabbos Parah
Shabbos Shekalim
Shabbos Shira
Shabbos Shuvah
Shabbos Zachor
Shabbos zeiger/Shabbos-zeiger
shach chess
Shacharis/shachris/shachrit
shachein tov good neighbour
Shaday/Shadai (c.: Shakay) one of God's names
shadchan/shadchante (pl. shadchanim/shadchantes) matchmaker/female matchmaker
shadchanus/shadchanut
shaichus ("shayches")
shakran (pl. shakranim)
shaliach/shliach/shaliaḥ shâliaḥ 1. person fulfilling a task for someone else; agent, emissary, messenger  2. Chabad Shliach שָלִיחַ
shalom (lit. peace) 1. hello  2. one of the names of God
shalom bayis/bayit
Shalom/shalom aleichem "Peace be upon you."
Shalosh Regalim
Shalosh Seudos/Shalosh-Seudos/shalosheudos (a.s.: shalushudis)
shalvah
shamash (shamesh) 1. helper, usually in a synagogue  2. synonym of gabbai  3. personal attendant, valet
shames/shammes (yiddish) helper ● shlak-shames [שׁלַק-שאַמעס]; person tasked with doing odd jobs שאַמעס
shanah rishonah
Shas/shas acronym standing for 'Shisha Sedarim' (the 6 orders of the Mishnah and Talmud) ש״ס
Shavuos/Shavuot
shayach/shaïch
Shchutei Chutz/shchutei chutz
She'eno Yodea Lishol/she'eino yodeia lishol
She'ol/sheol
Shechinah/shechina Shekhinâh שְׁכִינָה
shechitah (ritual) slaughter
shecht to slaughter
Shed/shed/shayd/shaid (pl. shaydim)
shefa, bracha, vehatzlacha
shefah/shefa
shefele
Shehakol
Shehecheyanu
sheilah/shailah (pl. sheilos/t) question שְׁאֵלָה
Sheimos/shaimos/sheymos/sheymes
sheitel/shaitel (pl. sheitelach/sheitels) (yid) wig ● sheitelmacher: person that designs/styles wigs
sheker
sheleimah/shleimah
Shem Hashem
Shem Hava'ayah
shem/sheim (pl. shemos/t)
Shema/Shema Yisrael
Shemini Atzeret/Shmini Atzeres Shmini/Shemini ʿĂṣ́ereth | ʿĂṣ́ereṱ (lit. 'Eighth Day of Assembly') Jewish holiday immediately following Sukkot, marked by the prayer for rain and celebrating the conclusion of the Torah (weekly reading tradition where the final reading takes place on this holiday) שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת
shemirah/shmirah/shmira (pl. shmiros/t)
Shemirah/Shmirah/Shmira²
shemittah/shemita/shmita
Shemos/shemot
shep nachas
sheretz (pl. sheratzim)
shetach (pl. shetachim)
Sheva Brachos/Brachot שֶׁבַע בְּרָכוֹת
Sheva yipol tzaddik, v'kam Sheḇaʿ yipol ṣaḋiq w̠âqâm "A Tzaddik falls sevens times and (yet) gets up (again).": (paraphrased) quote from Tanakh (Mishlei 24:16) שֶׁבַע יִפּוֹל צַדִּיק וָקָם
Shevarim/shevarim
shevuah/shvuah/shvua (pl. shvuot/s)
sheyichye
sheʾifos/sheʾifot
shfichas damim/shfihat damim Shephikhath ḋâmim שְׁפִיכַת דָּמִים
shidduch (pl. shidduchim)
Shifra u'Puah/shifra u'puah
Shikchah/shikcha Shikheḥâh/Ṧikheḥâh שִׁכְחָה\שִּׁכְחָה
shikhvat/shichvas zera levatala שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע לְבָטָלָה
shiksa שִיקסעֶ
Shiluach hakan/ha'ken
shimush everything related to the servicing of a person or synagogue; see: shamesh
Shira
Shisho/Shisha Sidrei Mishnah
shita (pl. shitas) standpoint, viewpoint
shitas/shitat/shita's/shita't standpoint of *
shiur (pl. shiurim) שִׁעוּר \ שִׁעוּרִים
shiur chazarah
shivah
Shivah/Shiva Asar beTamuz/b'Tamuz Shiḇʿâh âśâr bethaṁuẓ/bataṁuẓ \שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר בְּתַמּוּז
שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר בַּתַּמּוּז
Shivas Haminim/shivat haminin
Shkiah
Shkias Hachamah
shkoach/shkoiyach
shl'mazel
shlach manos short for Mishloach Manos
shliach (pl. shluchim) shâliaḥ alt. spelling of shaliach שָלִיחַ
Shliach-Tzibbur/Shliach Tsibbur
shlisel-challah
Shloshet/Shloshes Yemei Hagbalah שְׁלֹשֶׁת יְמֵי הַגְּבָּלָה
Shloshim/shloshim
shmad
shmatte
Shmiras Einayim/Shmirat Einayim
Shmiras HaLashon/Shmirat HaLashon
Shmittas karka
Shmoneh Esreh/Shmonei Esrei שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה
shmooze/shmoozing
Shmura/shmura (matzah)
shmuess/shmuz
Shnayim Mikra v'Echad Targum
shnur/shnier (yiddish) daughter in law שׁנוּר
shochet (n) (pl. shochtim) person that slaughters animals for meat according to religious Jewish law; butcher; slaughterer
Shochet² (v) slaughtering; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat שוחט
shoel umeishiv
shogeg/shoggeg/shogeig (pl. shogegim)
shomer negiah
Shomer Shabbos (pl. shomrei Shabbos)
Shomer Torah u'Mitzvos/Mitzvot
Shovavim
shtaar (pl. shtaros/t)
shtender
shtiebl (pl. shtieblach)
shuk market(place) שׁוּק
shul synagogue
Shulchan Aruch Harav ('haw'rahv')
Shulchan Arukh/Aruch שֻׁלְחָן עָרוּך
Shulchan Orech/Oreich 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach שֻׁלְחָן עוֹרֵךְ
Shushan Purim
shutaf (pl. shutfim)
shutfos/shutfes
shvegerin (yiddish) sister in law
shver (yiddish) father in law
shvigger (yiddish) mother in law
shvugger (yiddish) brother in law
siba
sicha (pl. sichos/t)
siddur (pl. siddurim)
sikkum (pl. sikumim)
siman (pl. simanim) sign
simanim 1. plural of siman; "The Simanim": the 14/15 orders of the Passover-Seder
simcha (pl. simchos/t) 1. happiness  2.
Simchas Beis Hasho'evah/Simchat Beth Hasho'evah
simchas hachaim joy of life
Simchat/Simchas Torah (in chutz la'aretz) day after Shmini Atseres
sinas chinam
sippuk
Sitra Achra
siyata dishmaya
siyum (pl. siyumim) סִיוּם \ סִיוּמִים
Siyum HaShas
skilah/skila/skīla sqilâh/sqīlâh (death by) stoning
socher (pl. sochrim)
Sod/sod 1. [Sod]  2. [sod] secret סוֹד
sof sof
sofer (pl. sofrim)
somech/someich
Soser/Soseir/Soter demolishing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat סותר
Sotah/sotah (pl. sotos/t) סוֹטָה \ סוֹטוֹת
sreifah/sreifa 1. (death by) burning  2. (noun, count.) burning ● Sreifas chametz: burning of chametz on Erev Pesach
sugya (pl. sugyos/t)
Sukkos/Sukkot
svara (pl. svaros/t)
svivah (pl. svivos/t)
Syog/S'yog ● 'Syog l'chochmah shtikah':
T'kyo/tekio
t'nai/tnai (pl. t'naim)
T'naim/t'naim
ta'am/taam
ta'anis/ta'anit/taanis ((ashk.) o.p.a.: taanes) (pl. taaneisim)
ta'amei/taamei hamikrah
Taanes ṭeʿânoth complaints (טַיינעֶס :yiddish) טְעָנוֹת
Taanis Esther
ta'anug/taanug (pl. taanugim)
taavah (pl. taavos/t)
Tachanun/Takhanun/tachanun
tachen/tochein grinding; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat טוחן
tachlis/tachlit
tachrichim/tachrichin takhrikhim/takhrikhin burial shrouds תַּכְרִיכִים\תַּכְרִיכִין
tachus/tochus/tuches butt
tafel/tofel
tafkid purpose, function תַּפְקִיד
Taharah/taharah
taharas hamishpachah
Taharos/Taharot
tahor
takanah (pl. takanos/t)
Tallit/tallis (pl. taleitim/taleisim)
talmid (pl. talmidim) student
Talmid Chacham/talmid chacham (pl. Talmidei chachamim)
Talmid muvhak תַּלְמִיד מֻבְהָק (תלמיד מובהק)
Talmud Bavli the Babylonian Talmud
Talmud Yerushalmi the Jerusalem Talmud
talmud/Talmud Torah study of Torah (Torah study) ● Talmud Torah q'neged kulam (תַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה כְּנֶגֶד כּוּלָּם): Torah study is as valuable as fulfilling all other commandments
tam
tamei ṭâmēʾ (ritualistically or spiritually) impure טָמֵא
tamim
Tanakh/Tanach Tanakh the Hebrew Bible; acronym of Torah, Nevi'im, Kesuvim  (תּוֹרָה, נְבִיאִים, כְּתוּבִים) (Pentateuch, Prophets, and Writings) תַּנַ״ךְ‎
Tanchumin/tanchumin
Tannah/Tanna (pl. Tannaim/Tannaïm) (Talmudic) Sage
taryag mitzvos/t
tashlumin
Tchum Shabbos/Techum Shabbat
Techeles/techelet
Techias Hamesim/Techiat Hametim (techias hamesim) Teḥiẏath Haṁēthim/Haṁēṱim resurrecion of the dead תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים
tefach/tefah (pl. tefachim) ṭephaḥ (biblical measurements) width of the palm of an adult hand; handbreadth טֶפַח
tefillah (pl. tefillos/t)
Tefillat/Tefillas Haderech
Tefillin/tefillin
Tehillim
teivah
tekufa (pl. tekufos/t)
Temani/Teymani/Teimani (pl. Temanim) (Hebrew) Yemenite person
teretz (pl. tirutzim)
Terua/terua
Terumah/terumah (pl. terumos/t)
Terumos/Maasros | terumot/maasrot
Teshuvah/teshuvah
teva
Tevel/tevel
Tevilah/tevillah/tvilah (pl. tvilos/t)
tichel (pl. tichelach)
Tiferes/Tiferet/Tipheret Tiphereth/Tiphereṱ one of the 10 Sefirot  (emanations of God) in kabbalistic tradition representing harmony and compassion תִּפְאֶרֶת
tikkun (pl. tikkunim)
Tikkun Chatzos/Chatzot Tiq̇un Ḥaṣâth/Ḥaṣâṱ תִּקּוּן חֲצוֹת
Tikkun/Tikun Ha'olam/Ha'Olam/Olam
tipshus
Tircha d'Tziburah / tirchah/tirche/tircha d'tzibura/tzibburah ('tirche d'tzibure') mishum tirche d'tzibura
Tisch
Tishah/Tisha b'Av תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב
Tizku lemitzvos
to'im
Tochacha
Tofer sewing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat תופר
tohu v'vohu
Torah Torâh 1. the Pentateuch; first five books of the Jewish Bible  2. the (enntire) Jewish Bible; Tanakh (in Christianity: the Old Testament)  3. (in Orthodox Judaism) all of Jewish religious law, including the TalmudKol Hatorah Kulah (כָּל הַתּוֹרָה כּוּלָּהּ); the entire Torah (in it's entirety) תּוֹרָה
Torah sheba'al/she'be'al/she'b'al Peh the Oral Law תוֹרָה\תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֶּה
Torah Shebichsav
Tosfot Yomtov/tosfos yomtov
Toveh spinning; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat
tovel
treif
tropp'n
tza'ar/tsa'ar/tsaar/tzaar
Tsa'ar ba'alei chaim
Tsaar Gidul Banim
tsaraas/tzara'as/tzara'at
Tsaros/tsarot (chs: "tsures") (pl. of tsarah) troubles; afflictions
tseida/tzeida laderech ṣedâ/ṣeḓâ laḋerekh צֵידָה לַדֶּרֶךְ
Tset/Tzeis Hakochavim
Tsoveya/Tzovea dyeing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat צובע
Tsurah/Tzurah (pl. tzuros/t)
Tu b'Av
Tu b'Sh'vat/Tu Bishvat
tumah (ritualistic or spiritual) impureness ● Koach HaTumah (כּוֹחַ הַטּוּמְאָה) lit. 'force of impurity': in Jewish thought and mysticism, 'Koach HaTumah' is the spiritual force or spiritual energies associated with impurity and evil
Tumat Met/Tumas Meis
tummel/timmel/timel
Tur
Tzad trapping; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat צד
Tzaddik/tsaddik (pl. tzaddikim)
Tzaddik gamur
Tzaddik Yesod Olam
Tzadekes/t (pl. tzadikos/t) צַדֶּקֶת \ צַדִּיקוֹת
Tzadokim (=Zadokim) Saduccees
tzafon/tsafon (the) north
Tzafun/Tsafun 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach צָפוּן
Tzedakah pushke
Tzedakah/tzedakah//tzedaka
tzedek tzedek tirdof
tzeischem l'shalom
Tzelem Elohim/Tselem Elohim (c: Tselem Elokim)
Tzeva'os (cv: Tsevakos) one of the names of God
tzibbur צִבּוּר
tzidkus
tzind/tsind 'to tzind/tsind' = to light
Tzitz/Tzits Ṣiṣ Priestly headplate; one of the 8 Bigdei Kehuna  that the High Priest wore during Temple services צִיץ
Tzitzis/tzitzit צִיצִית
tziyun
tznius/tzniut
Tzur/Zur Yisrael
umos ha'olam
upsher'n/upsheren
Urim v'Tumim
Ushpizin/ushpizin
va'ad/vaad (pl. vaadim)
vach nacht
vasikin
Vayikrah
venahafoch hu/v'nahafoch hu/venahapoch hu (s.p. 'v'naafoch hu') w̠enahaphokh hu (lit. "and it was turned around"), quote from Megillat Esther, used to urge people to behave abnormally on the festival of Purim וְנַהֲפוֹךְ הוּא
veses/vesses/vesset w̠eseth menstruation וֶסֶת
Viduy
vort (pl. vertlech) 1. (lit.) word ● "a gut vort" (lit.: a good word); aphorism  2. synonym of Dvar Torah
Yachatz 1 of the 14/15 Simanim of Pesach יַחַץ
yad soledes bo
Yah (cv: Kah) one of the names of God
Yahrtzeit/yahrtzeit/yohrtseyt/yortseit anniversary of a person's death
Yamim Noraim (Yomim Noraim)
Yamim Tovim/Yamim-Tovim/Yomim Tovim/yamim tovim Yâmim Ṭoḇim plural of Yom-tov
Yarchei Kallah
yarmulkah/yarmulka/yarmulke/yamaka
yasher koach/koi'ach
yasom (pl. yasomim) male orphan
yasomah/yesomah (pl. yesomot/s) female orphan
yayin wine
Yayin nesech
yediah (pl. yedios/t)
Yedid (pl. yedidim)
Yehovah/Jehovah (Yad Heh, Vav Heh) (one of) the holiest version(s) of God's name; the god of The Torah/Bible
Yekke/yekke
Yemot/Yemos HaMoshiach
yente
Yerei Shamayim/yerei shamayim (pl. yereiïm/yereiim shamayim)
yerusha (pl. yerushos/t)
Yeshivah/yeshiva (pl. yeshivos/t)
Yeshivish/yeshivish
Yeshuas Hashem k'heref ayin יְשׁוּעַת ה׳ כְּהֶרֶף עָיִן
yesod (pl. yesodos/t) 1. foundation (e.g. of a building)  2. basis of a person's belief/convictions; foundational argument; foundational point  3. Yesod: one of the ten Sefirot  (emanations of God) in the Tree of Life in Kabbalah, representing the fundamental principles of existence and the underlying structure of the universe יְסוֹד
Yetser Hora/yetzer hora bad inclination
Yetzer Tov/yetzer tov good inclination
Yetziat Neshamah/Yetzias Neshama
Yetziat/Yetzias Mitzrayim
yetzirah/yetsirah (pl. yetsiros/t)
yevamah (pl. yevamot/s)
Yevamos/Yevamot
Yevanim 'the Yevanim' = the Greek (normally referring to the Seleucids during the Second Temple period)
Yibum/yibum יבום
Yichud/yichud
Yichud/yichud shtiebl
yichus yiḥus lineage, ancestry יִחוּס
Yiddishkeit
Yirat/Yiras Hashem
Yirat/Yiras Shamayim fear of heaven
yishuv hada'as/hada'at (o.a.a. yishuv daas)
Yisrael (the Land of) Israel; the people (of) Israel (i.e. Jewish people)
Yissachar-Zevulun / Yissachar/Zevulun
yissurim
Yizkor
Yom HaDin lit. 'Day of Judgement'; alternative name of Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Yom Tov/Yom-Tov/yom-tov/yomtov/YomTov (also spelled: yontif/yontiff/yuntiff) YomṬoḇ (pl. Yamim-Tovim)(lit. good day) (most) Jewish holiday(s) ● Gut Yomtov, Good Yom-Tov: 'Have a good yomtov.'
Yoreh De'ah
Yosef shpiel
Yotzeh min haKlal
yotzeh/yotseh
Yovel
Yud-Gimmel Ikrim
Yud-Gimmel Middos/Middot
zachar (pl. zecharim)
Zadokim Saduccees
Zav (zov)
zechut/zchus (pl. zechusim) (the) merit
Zeh Eili v'Anvehu (cv: Zeh Keili v'Anvehu)
zemirot/zmiros
Zeraim
Zerizin Makdimin l'Mitzvos/Mitzvot
zerizus/zerizut/zrizus alacrity
zilzul
Zimmun/zimmun
zivug (pl. zivugim)
zivug sheini
zman 1. time  2. period of time (pl. zmanim)  3. ((the) Zman) period(s) when Yeshivas are active and attendance is mandatory (for those enrolled)
znus/znut זְנוּת
zoche/zoiche
Zom Gedaliah/Tzom Gedaliah Ṣom Ġedalẏâh/Ġeḓalẏâh Fast day commemorating Gedaliah's assassination, observed on the third day of Tishrei, following Rosh Hashanah צוֹם גְּדַלְיָּה
zonah/zoneh (pl. zonos/t) adulteress
zonein (pl. zonenim) adulterer
Zoreah planting; sowing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat זורע
Zoreh winnowing; 1 of the 39 melachos  of Shabbat זורה
Zug (pl. Zugos/Zugot)

Bibliography

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  • Babylonian Mishna.
  • Jerusalem Mishna.
  • Babylonian Talmud.
  • Jerusalem Talmud.
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