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This glossary is included in the Lyrics booklet.

Glossary of Torah terms used  translated into contemporary English.

Listed in alphabetical order:

Am Yisrael

Nation of Israel (Am = Nation, Yisrael = Israel)

Ani Yosef

I am Joseph

Avraham

Abraham

Avram

Abram (Abraham’s name before Hashem changed it – see next song)

Bereishit

Genesis

Binyamin

Benjamin

Bnei Yisrael

Children of Israel

Bracha

Blessing

Brit Milah

Circumcision

Canaan

This is the area known today as the Land of Israel

Chava

Eve, “The first Lady”

Chazak

Strength

ChazakChazak v’Nitchazek!

The expression used after completing the reading of every book in the Torah

Davened

Prayed

Eisav

Esau

Eitz Chaim

Tree of Life (Eitz = Tree, Chaim= Life)

Eliezer

Eliezer (Avraham's Servant)

Ephraim

Younger son of Yosef

Gan Eden

Garden of Eden

h

Hebrew letter “Hey”

Hachanssat(s) Orchim

Inviting guests. In some pronunciations an “s” is used

instead of a “t”.    Using “poetic license” ,the “s” has

been used.

Hashem

Lit. "The Name", God’s ineffable name.

Yud Hey & Vav Hey

K'Ephraim uche Menashe

“Like Ephraim & Menashe"

Mabul

Flood

Machpelah

The name of the cave in Hebron where our forefathers

are buried.

Melachim

Angels

Menashe

Elder son of Yosef

Mitzraim

Egypt

Mitzvah

Commandment

Noach

Noah

Od Avi Chai?

Is my father alive?

Paro

Pharaoh

Parshiot

Portions or weekly sedra

Potifar

The name of the man who bought Yosef as a slave

Rasha

Wicked

Reuven 

Reuben

Rivka

Rebecca

Sarah

Sarah

Sarai

Sarah before Hashem changed her name.

Sedra

See Parshiot

Sefer

Book, as in Sefer Shmot (Book of Exodus)

Shabbat

Sabbath (Friday night through Saturday)

Shimon    

Simon

Shmot
Shevatim

Exodus
Tribes

Tevah

Ark

Torah

The 5 books of  Moses (Lit. teaching,)

Tzaddik

Righteous man

V’

And (as in Adam V’Chava)

Yaacov

Jacob

Yehudah

Judah

Yesimcha Elokim

May Hashem make you

Yisrael

Israel

Yitzchak

Isaac

Yosef

Joseph

Zevulon

Zebulon

 

Glossary from Shmot

Parshiot

Portions/weekly sedra

Bereishit

Genesis

Sefer Shmot

The book of Exodus

Hashem

Lit. The Name, God’s ineffable name. Yud Hey & Vav Hey

Avraham

Abraham

Mitzvah

Commandment

Melachim

Angels

Bnei Yisrael

Children of Israel

Davened

Prayed

Mitzraim

Egypt

Paro

Pharaoh

Mitzraim

Egypt

Hineini

Here I am

Makot

Plagues

Dam

Blood

Tsfardeia

Frogs

Kinim

Lice

Arov

Wild beasts

Dever

Sickness

Schin

Boils

Barad

Hail

Arbeh

Locusts

Choshech

Darkness

Makat bechorot

Taking of the firstborn

Yam Suf

The sea of reeds

Mann

Manna

Shabbat

Sabbath

Challot

Bread for Shabbat

Midbar

Desert

Hamotzi lechem

The bread

min Hashamayim

from heaven

Al netilat ha yadayim

On the washing of the hands

 

Matan Torah

Giving of the Torah

Har Sinai

Mountain Sinai

Aseret ha dibrot

The 10  commandments

Na’aseh v’Nishmah

We will do and we will hear

Neshoma

Soul

Avinu

Our Father

Din

Law

Mishkan

Tabernacle

Korbanot

Sacrifices

Aron

Ark

Luchot

2 Tablets (containing  the 10 commandments)

Shulchan

Table

Lechem hapanim

Show bread

Menorah

Candelabra

Mizbeiach

Alter

Ketonet

Tunic

Michnasaim

Pants

Mitznephet

Turban

Avnet

Belt

Bigdei Kehuna

Clothes of the Kohen

Meil

Robe

Aphod

Apron

Tzitz

Headband

Choshen Mishpat

Breast plate

Shevatim

Tribes

Airev rav

Mixed Multitude

Melacha

Work not for Shabbat

Chazak

Strength

 

 

Chazak, Chazak v’Nitchazek!

The expression used after completing the reading of every book in the Torah