Jewish Word Glossary
Glossary Key
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abbr. = abbreviated esp .= especially Heb. = Hebrew lit. = literally n = noun |
pl. = plural pron. = pronounced usu. = usually v = verb Yid. = Yiddish |
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D
- daf yomi
- lit.=page of the day: practice of learning a page of Gemara each day
- daled amos
- lit.=four cubits: personal space
- dan l'chaf zechut
- lit.=judge to the side of merit: give the benefit of the doubt
- darkon
- lit.=way-thing: passport
- darshen
- to interpret, esp. in religious issues
- daven
- (Yid.) pray
- Dayenu
- "It Would Have Sufficed," a Seder song; "Enough already!"
- dayun
- (Heb.) judge [n]
- derech eretz
- lit.=the way of the land: courtesy
- Diaspora
- those Jews not living in Israel
- din
- (Heb.) law
- drasha
- sermon
- dreidel
- toy top used on Chanukah
- drei mir nisht kain kop
- lit.="Don't spin my head": "Don't distract me!"
- driml
- lit.= a little dream: (Yid.) nap [n]
- duchan
- blessing the congregation [v], done by kohanim
- D'varim
- Deuteronomy
- dvar Torah
- lit.=word of Torah: speech on enlightening biblical passage or any aspect of religious thought
- dybbuk
- (Yid.) dead person's soul inhabiting a living person
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