Ad-nai - Hebrew for L-rd, used in place of tetragramaton
Bar Mitzvah - means "son of the commandment" when a boy reaches the age of religious maturity, age 13
Bat Mitvah - "Daughter of the commandment" -when a girl reaches the age of religious maturity, age 12
Barucha - Prayers offered on any occasion that calls for praise.
Boker - Morning
B'rit Milah - Covenant of circumcision Genesis 17:9-14
B'rit Chadasha - Renewed covenant
Completed Jew - One who has embraced Y'shua as Messiah
Erev - afternoon and evening
Execution Stake - The place where Yshua hung to die.
HaShem - Literally interpreted is "The Name"; it is a respectful way to refer to G-D
Kaddish - Praise to G-D recited in memorial to the departed.
Magen David - Shield of David; 6-pointed star, used as a symbol of the Jewish people
Matza - Unleavened bread
Menorah - seven-branched lampstand (Exodus 25:1-37)
Mezuzah - Parchment scroll usually in a metal container attached to the doorpost on the right side of the entrance to a house or room (Deuteronomy 6:9)
Midrash - Earliest code of Jewish oral law, arranged 200 C.E.
Mikveh - Place of purification or immersion
Mitzvah - Good deed or commandment
Oneg - Hebrew meaning, "delight," "pleasure," "joy," used with Shabbat to mean "Joy of the Sabbath"
Pesach - Passover (Exodus 12:14-20)
Ruach HaKodesh - Holy Spirit
Shabbat - Sabbath, starts Friday sunset to Saturday Sunset
Shalom - Peace, used as "hello" or "good-bye"
Shavuot - Feast of Weeks/Pentecost, 7 weeks from Passover
Siddur - Prayer book which contains prayers, Scripture, order of service
Sukkot - Feast of Tabernacles, celebrated in "booths" (Leviticus 23)
Talmud - Oral traditions, discussions, instructions of the great rabbis in Judaism
Tanakh - Hebrew acronym for "Torah," the "Prophets," and the "Writings"
Tefillin - Leather boxes attached to leather thongs wound around the head and arm, used by very religious Jews during prayer. The box contains portions of the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:8); also called phylacteries
The Sh'ma - Jewish affirmation of faith (Deuteronomy 6:4) recited morning and evening by Jews during all worship services
Y'shua - Jesus' given name as pronounced in Hebrew.
Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement, observed with fasting and prayer
Yom Teruah - Feast of Trumpet - Jewish New Year, celebrated in September or October, Rosh HaShanah (Leviticus 23:23-25)
BACK TO OTHER STUDIES