Jewish Word Glossary

abbr. = abbreviated
esp .= especially
Heb. = Hebrew
lit. = literally
n = noun

pl. = plural
pron. = pronounced
usu. = usually
v = verb
Yid. = Yiddish

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Z

za'atar: an Israeli spice
zachor: remember
zaftig: (Yid.) juicy
zecher: in remembrance of
"Zecher tzadik livracha" (abbr. zt"l): "(May) the memory of the righteous (be) for a blessing." Said of deceased rabbis
zechut: merit, worth.
zeide: (Yid.) grandfather
zetz: (Yid.) jab, poke (can be pysical or verbal)
zhlub: (Yid.) slob
"Zichrono livracha" (abbr. z"l): "(May) his/her memory (be) for a blessing." Said of the deceased
zieskeit: lit.=sweetness: sweetheart
zmirah (pl. zmirot): Shabbat song
zoch: (Yid.) illness
zoche: deserving or worthy of... (Adjective form of "zechut")
Zohar: major tract of Kabbalah
zokein: lit.=bearded: elderly one
"Zol zein!": lit.="Let it be! That's all!"
"Zug nisht!": lit.=say nothing: (Yid.) "It's a secret, not a word!"; "No more out of you!"
zvug: soulmate, destined one