Hebrew Yiddish words n phrases
GLOSSARY OF HEBREW/YIDDISH WORDS & TERMS: .
GREETINGS & GOOD WISHES:
ALECHEM SHALOM..Unto you be peace (responce to below) B’SEDER………Fine; O.K.; all right {lit., in order} CHAG SAMAIYACH…Happy holiday (especially Hannukkah} GUT YOM TOV……Good holiday. GUT SHAH-BIS…..Good Sabbath. L’CHAYIM………To life! (and health). L’HIT RA’OTE…..Until we meet again. LI-LAH TOV…….Good evening.
L’SHANAH TOVAH…To a good year!
MAH SH-LOM-CHAH..How are you? {to male} MAH SH-LOMAECH…How are you? {to female} MAZEL TOV……..Good luck (Congratulations) SHA-VOO-AH TOV…Good week.
SHALOM………..Peace (used as hello & goodbye) SHALOM ALECHEM…Peace be unto you.
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VARIOUS WORDS/PHRASES:
ADONAI…Lord in Hebrew, or HaShaem (The Name), used in place of YHVH; (which is not pronounced out of respect). L-rd and G-d are sometimes written in English without vowels, to observe the commandment, Thou shalt take not the Name of the L-rd thy G-d i n vain, causing one to reflect on this when writing or when seen in print. .
ALIYAH…’Going up’ making first visit to Eretz Yisrael, pilgrimage. ASHKENAZI…Jewish person from Central/Western European origion. BARUCHA…Blessings; prayer of praise.
BAR MITZVAH…Son of the commandment (Boy 13). BAT MITZVAH…Daughter of the commandment (girl age 12). BRIT (BRIS)…Covenant of circumcision (Gen.17:9-14). CHAZZAN…Cantor, usually service leader. ERETZ YISRAEL…The land of Israel.
ELIAHU…Elijah
HASSID…’Pious one’, of Chassidism.
HA-TIKVAH…’The hope’ Israel’s national anthem. HALAKAH…Tradition, practice rule Judaic HALLEL…Psalm of praise (HALLELujah).
HUPPAH…The bridal canopy.
KETUBA…Jewish marriage contract.
KIDDUSH…Benediction over wine.
KASHRUT…Kosher, clean; Deut.14:2-31.
KETUVIM…The Writings,(+ history & Poetry) MENORAH…Candle holder; (Ex.25:31-37). MINYAN….Quorum (10 men) for service.
MITZVAH…Command, (used for good deeds). MIKVAH….Immerse; ritual bath; Baptism. MEZUZAH..Scroll of Deut.6:4-11 & 11:13-21, in case attached to door .
MASHIACH….Messiah, “Anointed One”.
MOGEN DAVID..Shield of David/ six-point star NEVI’IM……The prophets, books of prophecy SEPHARDI.Jewish of Eastern, Oriental, South Mediterranean origions. .
SIDDUR…Prayer book.
SYNAGOGUE…Assembly, Shule.
SHULE…Word for synagogue(from school) SH’MA, THE…Affirmation of faith (Deut.6:4) TALLIT…….Prayer shawl worn by men. TZITZIT……Fringes on Tallit(Num.15:38-40) TEFILLIN…..Phylacteries contains Deut.6:8. TORAH or CHUMASH…Five books of Moses, Pentateuch…: BERESHIT…………..GENESIS SHEMOT…………….EXODUS VA-YIKRA…………..LEVITICUS BE-MIDBAR…………NUMBERS DEVARIM……………DEUTERONOMY
TANACH…Torah,Nevi’m,Ketuvim (also reffered to as Old Testament. TALMUD…Study, oral traditions, Rabbinic commentary on Tanach TZADDIK…Righteous one,learned,pious one YARMULKAH..Kippot ‘covering’, shows man priest of his home. ZION……Israel
ZIONIST..One who supports the idea of a Jewish state, namely Israel