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echad — “one” — denotes a “compound unity” that is found, for example, in one bunch of grapes, or one congregation of numerous individuals

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 L‑rd … ” 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: G‑d, full of compassion; memorial prayer

El Shaddai — G‑d Almighty

elef shanim — a thousand years

elil — idol

elilim — idols

Eloheinu — (alt. Elohinu or Elohenu) Our G‑d

Elohim — G‑d when referring to HaShem; also gods, judges (lit. mighty ones) — plural in form, it expresses the “compound unity” of G‑d

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 G‑d

emesdik — genuinely

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 B’rit Chadashah with the titles bishop, overseer, elder, and pastor

episunagoge — (Gk.) a complete collection; specifically a meeting for worship — assembling (gathering) together

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 — a rope 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, G-dly

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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