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A Glossary of
Unfamiliar Terms
Compiled from numerous source documents
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Na’anu’im the wavings
of the four species on the
Feast of Tabernacles
nacham breathe
strongly; by implication to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to
pity, console, or (reflex.) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge
(oneself) comfort (self), ease [one’s self], repent (-er, -ing,
self)
Pachash Hakadomony
the Predatory Snake
nachem a prayer for
consolation
Nachum Ish Gamzu
Tana who was known for always accepting whatever tradgedies and
troubles that befell him as for the good, and saying, “Gom Zu
L’Tovah (This is also for the good).” A teacher of Rabbi Akiva.
nafsheinu our souls
Naga to touch, i.e.
lay the hand upon (for any purpose); euphemistically to lie with a
woman; by implication to reach (figuratively to arrive, acquire);
violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.) beat, (be
able to) bring (down), cast, come/draw near, get up, happen, join,
near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch
naggar
carpenter
nakam
vengeance
namer leopard
naniach supposing
narrishkait
foolishness
nashim wives
nasi (alt. nasiy) an
exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist … captain,
chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour … head of the people,
a head of a Tribe, a Prince (pl. Nesi’im)
Naso a portion in the
Book of Numbers
natsal to snatch
away, whether in a good or a bad sense defend, deliver (one’s
self), escape, without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue,
rid, save, spoil, strip, surely, take (out)
navi (alt.
nevi) prophet
nazah to spurt, i.e.
besprinkle (specifically in expiation) sprinkle
Nazoraeans Judaizing
Christian sect (not to be confused with Nazarenes, a general term
for Christians)
ne’eman faithful
ne’emanah reliable
ne’emanot faithful
ne’emanut
faithfulness; trustworthiness; reliability
ne’evad lost; perish;
be ruined with destruction
nechalim
deceitfulness
nechamah comfort
nechashim serpents
nedavot donations
neder vow (pl.
nederim)
nedivut generosity;
kindness
neeman faithful
Neertzah (alt.
Nirtzah) acceptance, closing prayer … the last phase of the Seder
ceremony
nefashot souls
neharot rivers
nehneh benefit
Neilah (lit. closing)
concluding service of Yom Kippur … closing of the gate
nekevah female
Nesech the libation
of wine over the altar in the Sanctuary accompanying the sacrifices
nesher eagle or
vulture (pl. nesharim)
neshikah kiss
nessuim marriage
Neta Revai the fruit
of the fourth year after planting
Netilat Lulav the
commandment of the
Four Species in the Feast of Tabernacles
netz
hawk
netzer נֵצֶר
(alt. netser) a sprout, shoot, branch; figuratively, a
descendant
nevel harp (pl.
nevalim)
nevi
(alt. navi) prophet
Nevi’im Prophets, or the books of the
Tenach known as “the Prophets”
neviah prophetess
nevu’ah (alt. nevuah)
prophecy (pl. nevu’ot)
nichbad noble
nichbadim dignitaries
niddah ritually
unclean woman
niflaot wonders
niftar deceased; dead
(pl. niftarim)
nifteret deceased
person
nikar evident
Nisan
the first month in the Jewish calendar, also known as
Abib or Aviv, during which
Pesach falls
nisayon trial;
temptation
nisayonos tests;
trials
nishba’im lasheker
perjurers
nissayon temptation
nissim
miracles
nissuin (alt. nisuin)
in ancient times, the formal wedding ceremony
nistar hidden; in
secret
nisu’im marriage
Nisuch Hamayim the
libation of water in the Sanctuary during the Feast of Tabernacles
nisyonos (alt.
nisyonot) temptations
nitzachon victory
nitzrach needy
niuf adultery (pl.
niufim)
nivcharim chosen ones
nivra anything
created
no’efot adulterers
Noahide of or
relating to the covenant made with Noah
noch still
noiheg habitually
nokhri foreigner
nu well
nusach liturgical
melodies at services
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