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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- efshar
- possibly, maybe
- ek velt
- (Yid.) The End of the World
- Eicha
- Lamentations
- Einsatzgruppen
- Special Forces of the Nazi Army
- El Al
- lit.=to above: Israel's airline
- El Maleh Rachamim
- (Heb.) G-d, Full (of) Mercy: prayer recited at funerals
- Elul
- 12th Jewish month (Aug-Sept)
- emet
- (Heb.) true; the truth
- emunah
- (Heb.) faith
- eppis
- something undefinable, a "you-know-what"
- Eretz HaKodesh
- (Heb.) The Holy Land (aka Israel)
- Eretz Yisrael
- (Heb.) The Land of Israel
- Erev...
- lit.=evening: the night before, esp. Shabbat or yom tov; like New Year's Eve
- eruv
- series of posts connected with string that fence in an area, making it permissible to carry on Shabbat in that area
- esek
- business
- essen
- lit.=edibles: (Yid.) food
- etrog
- citron, used on Sukkot
- ezra
- (Heb.) help [n]
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