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A Glossary of
Unfamiliar Terms
Compiled from numerous source documents
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ecclesia ekklesia [Greek equivalent of Hebrew
miqra]
a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly;
used in the LXX to refer to a “holy convocation of Israel”
- an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating
- the assembly of the Israelites
- any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously
Incorrectly translated in English Bibles as “church.”
See Where Did the Word “Church” Come From for a lengthy discussion
echad אֶחָד (’e·ḥāḏ)
“one”; denotes a “compound unity” that is found, for example, in
one bunch of grapes, or one congregation of numerous individuals;
the defining attribute of God as a “compound unity”:
“Sh'ma, Yisra'el! ADONAI Eloheinu, ADONAI
echad [Hear, Isra'el! ADONAI
our God, ADONAI is one]” (Deut. 6:4); contrast
yachid,
the oneness of singularity
“Note that the rabbinic teaching declares that echad represents the fusion of diverse elements into a harmonious whole. The oneness of
echad is not undermined by plurality; indeed, it employs plurality as the ingredients of unity. Thus, even within the most orthodox Jewish teachings the word
echad carries the idea of plurality in unity. I personally feel that by this orthodox Jewish definition of
echad, we are not contradicting Scripture with the teachings of a Trinity as understood in our classical orthodox theology. If Deuteronomy were to destroy the doctrine of the Trinity it would have had to use the word
yachid not
echad.” (Chaim BenTorah,
Word Study — One, Echad or Yachid,
accessed 4 November 2022)
ed
mist
edei re’iyah
eyewitnesses
eder
flock
Eder Katan
Little Flock
edim
witnesses
edut
testimony (pl. eduyot)
edut
sheker
false testimony of false witnesses
efsher
perhaps
egel
calf
Eglah
Arufah
“the heifer-of-the-broken-neck” prescribed in case of an
unsolved murder
ehrliche
Yid
a truly pious Jew
eidel
gentle; courteous
eidus
witness of testimony; commendation
eigene
personal
Ein
Kelohenu
“There is no simile of our Lord … ” a passage recited
after the morning prayer
ein ketz
without end
eisek
business
eish
fire
Eish
Gehinnom
Fire of Hell
eish
ketanah
small fire
Eish
Olam
Eternal Fire
eishes
chayil
virtuous woman
eivot
enmities
El Erech
Apaim
a prayer mentioning the thirteen Divine Attributes
El Malei
Rachamim
Literally: God, full of compassion; memorial prayer
El
Shaddai
God Almighty
elef
shanim
a thousand years
elil
idol
elilim
idols
Eloheinu
(alt. Elohinu or Elohenu) Our God
Elohim
God when referring to
HaShem; also gods, judges (lit. mighty ones); plural in form but
singular in use,
it expresses the “compound unity” of God
Elokai
Netzor
a passage of personal requests recited upon the conclusions
of the silent prayer
Elul
Twelfth month of Jewish year … prior to
Rosh Hashannah
em
mother
emes
truth
Emes
HaShem
the Truth of God
emesdik
genuinely
Emissary
Shliach (pl. shliachim/shluchim שליחים/שלוחים), one sent forth with the full power and authority of the
sender; Apostle; today’s ambassadors from Israel to other countries or to the United Nations
are sometimes referred to as Shliachim in Hebrew.
Emor
a
portion in the Book of Leviticus
emunah
faith
enosh
man
epikomios
Greek for after-dinner entertainment; that which comes after; basis for the
word
aphikomen
episkopos
(Gk.) a superintendent, i.e. officer in general charge
of a congregation or group of congregations;
used interchangeably in the
Apostolic Writings with the titles bishop, overseer, elder, and pastor
episunagoge
(Gk.) a complete collection; specifically a meeting for worship; assembling (gathering) together; source of the word
synagogue, a Jewish house of worship and study
eppis
for some reason
eravon
pledge
ereb
(alt. erev) dusk, night, evening; the day before, the eve of
eres
poison; venom
Eretz
Mitzrayim
Land of Egypt
Eretz
Yisra’el
The Land of Israel
eretz
zarah
a strange land
erev
(alt. ereb) dusk, night, evening; the day before, the eve of
erlichkeit
sincerety
ershtins
first of all
erusin
betrothal; engagement; in ancient times, the formal engagement
ceremony before marriage
eruv
an act of legal “mixing”, the means of “mixing”; see
eruv chatzerot and
eruv tavshilin
eruv
arope or wire that is suspended on poles around a city to allow Jews
to carry on the Sabbath. Carrying objects from private to public
property and public to private property as well as in public
property is forbidden by Torah law on the Shabbat. In certain
situations, where the city is not Biblically considered public
property, there is a Rabbinic prohibition to carry, unless an eruv
is erected around the city.
eruv chatzerot
an act of legal “mixing” to enable transferring from one “private
domain” to another on Sabbath
eruv tavshilin
an act of “mixing” the
cooked food prepared for a festival and the Sabbath next to it in
order to enable cooking and baking on the festival for the Sabbath
eser
ten
etmol
yesterday
etrog
citron fruit; with
the
lulav, it is the symbol of
Sukkot … citron fruit taken as one of the
Four Species on the
Feast of Tabernacles
etz
tree, stick (pl, etzim)
etz
echad
one stick
Etz
HaChayyim
the Tree of Life
etz
teenah
fig tree
etza
advice; wisdom
etzem
actual
eusebes
(Gk.) well-reverent, i.e. pious
devout, Godly
evar
(alt. ever) member, limb (pl. evarim)
evar
katon
small member
eved
house slave; servant
even
stone
Even
Shetiyah
the Foundation Stone in the Sanctuary; a one of the
titles of Mashiach
evus
animal feeding trough
Exodus
Rabbah
A section of Talmudic commentary on the book of Exodus.
eynayeem
eyes
eyvah
enmity
ezer
help
ezrah
aid
ezrat
nashim
(alt. azarah) the outer courtyard in the Sanctuary
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