haAcharon — the last

haAlmavet — immortal

haAra — insight

haAretz — the earth

haAretz haHavtacha — the Promised Land

haAretz harishonah — the first earth

haAryeh — The Lion

haAsarah — The Ten

haAv — the Father

haAzinu, the Song of — a portion of Deuteronomy

habah b’basar — has come in bodily flesh

haBatzek — the dough (see Pesach Haggadah)

haBechor — firstborn

haBen — the Son

haBo’re — the Creator

haBri’ah — the Creation

haChayyot — the living beings

hachitzon — the outer one

hachnosas orchim — hospitality

hachrazah — proclamation; kyrygma; preaching

hadar — majesty; splendor

hadas — a myrtle branch taken as one of the four species during Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)

hadlakah — bonfire

hadom — footstool

hador hazeh — this generation

HaEmes — the Truth

HaEmes Hashem — Truth of G‑d

Haftorah— (alt. Haftarah) weekly readings from the Nevi’im (Prophets), selected by sages during the time when Torah reading was forbidden, read or chanted after the weekly Torah portion during the synagogue service on Sabbath and holidays. Nevi’im reading selected to remind one of the Torah reading (pl. Haftarot)

Hag Hakatzir — the Feast of Weeks. The official beginning of the summer harvest season (wheat crop specifically). Shavuot

Hag haMatzah —Feast of Unleavened Bread

haGadol — The great

hagah — murmur (in either pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder, imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, speak, study, talk, utter

Hagbah — the lifting of the Torah scroll and displaying it to the congregation. On Simchat Torah, when we celebrate finishing and beginning the Torah, we also have the most difficult Hagbah. The Torah is a scroll and therefore when it is finished or started all the weight is on one side.

Hagbalah — Days of Abstinence

haGedulah — greatness

haGefen — fruit of the vine

haGevurah — might

Haggadah — (alt. Hagadah, Agada, Agadah, Aggadah) “the telling.” Named from the L‑rd’s command “tell your son/show your son” in Shemot/Exodus 13:8. A book which relates the Passover story through readings, songs, prayers, foods, in the traditional prescribed order (Seder) around the meal. A general Hebrew term for utterance, applied specifically to the nonlegal portion of rabbinic literature. It is also the title of the text recited at the festive meal (seder) on the first two nights of Passover … Literally: telling; book in which the Passover story is retold and the seder ritual is outlined … the tale of the Exodus from Egypt as read at the Seder Night (pl. Haggadot) (adjective, Haggadic)

Haggadali —the book that sets forth and explains the seder service

haggigah — (alt. hagigah, chagigah, chaggigah) the festival offering; the other sacrifices offered in the Temple in addition to the Paschal lamb; . a sacrifice offered on the eve of Pilgrim Festivals

Hagomel — a blessing of thanksgiving for deliverance from perils

ha'Ir — the City

haKadosh — the Holy One

haKadosh Baruch Hu — the Holy One, Blessed Be He

Hakafah —carrying of the Torah scrolls in a procession around the sanctuary … the circling of the Altar in the Sanctuary or the Bimah in the Synagogue (pl. Hakafot)

hakarat todah — gratitude

hakehillot — the congregations

haKeru’im — the summoned/called ones

haKetz — the End

hakhchashah — denial

Hak-heyl — assemble-ceremony of reading parts of Torah every seventh Sukkot

hakhnasah — income

halakah — (alt. halakhah, halachah, chalakah) the “walk” or way one goes; the word for Jewish law, or for the legal and regulatory portions of Torah and of the Talmud, and of all Jewish lore

Halakah Lemoshe Misinai — (alt. Halachah, Chalakah) an oral Law supposedly given to Moshe on Sinai and not written explicitly in the Torah

Halakhic — of or related to Halakhah

Hallel — (alt. Halel) praise, a prayer of praise — special psalms of praise recited or sung on the festivals … specifically the passages contained in Tehilliim (Psalms) 113-118 (see Great Hallel)

hama’amin — the believer

HaMabbul — the Flood

haMakkot — plagues

Hamantashen — filled three-cornered pastries supposed to represent Haman’s hat, traditionally eaten on Purim

haMat`eh — the Deceiving One

haMavdil — the blessing of Havdalah

haMechokak — Law-Giver

haMelech — the King

haMesim — the Dead

HaMotzi — blessing recited or chanted over bread on Shabbat or festivals: “Barukh atah Adonai Elohaynu melekh haOlam, haMotzi lechem min haAretz. (Amein) Blessed are You, Lord, our G-d, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread from the earth. (Amen)”

hanevuah — the prophecy

hanivzim — the despised

HaNogah — of Brightness/Venus

Hanukah — (alt. Chanukah) dedication; name of the winter holiday commemorating the Maccabean victory over the Syrians in 165 BCE

haptomai — to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations)

har — mountain

hara’ah — the evil

hara’im — evil deeds

haRah — the Evil one

haReshit — the Beginning

hareve’it; harevi’i — the fourth

harishon; harishonah — the first

Harpazo — (Gk.) to seize (in various applications), catch (away or up), pluck, pull, take (by force)

harsha’ah — condemnation as guilty

hartzige — heartfelt

hasagos — aspiration

HaSatan — The adversary (same as Satan)

haSatan — the Adversary; the Evil One, Satan, the Devil

haschala — start

HaShem — “The Name” — respectfully refers to the ineffable Name of the Most High — YHVH / YHVH — the Tetragramaton — “Yod, Hey, Vav, Hey”

HaShemurim — the Guarded ones

hasheni — the second

hasheniyah — the second

Hashkafa — Literally “View.” Typically Judaism’s philosophical viewpoint on any particular topic.

hashlishi — (alt, hashlishit) the third

haskama — approval

hataat — (alt. chatat) the sin offering in Temple

hatachlit — the ultimate

hatafah — preaching

Hatafat Dam Berit — Taking a single drop of blood from the penis as a sign of the covenant, necessary in the conversion of an adult male already circumcised

Hatarat Nedarim — the repeal of vows

haTikva — the hope

haTov — the good

haTov Vehametive — the fourth blessing of Birkat haMazon — “He Who is good and bestows goodness..”

hattohar — moral purity

haummim — the peoples

havamina — assumption

havdalah — lit. separation; ceremony that marks the end of the Sabbath and the beginning of the week … the blessing over wine to mark the difference between the Sabbath and the weekdays

havtachah — promise

haYom — today

Hayom Harat Olam — verses recited during the Rosh haShanah mussaf prayer

hazan — (alt. hazzan, chazzan, chazan) the cantor, the leader in prayer

Hechag — (lit. the holiday) one of the names for Sukkot

Hechal — Hall of the Sanctuary

heimishe mekom linah — homey guest room; lodging place

hemshech — remaining part

heretic — one whose beliefs do not accord with those of the established religion to which he claims adherence; compare apostate

Hester Panim — the withdrawal of Divine Favor

heter — permission, permit

hevel — futility; vanity; emptiness; worthlessness

hezber — explanation

High Holy Days — A ten day period from Rosh haShanah to Yom Kippur

Hillel — The most prominent Jewish teacher of the first century (30 BCE — 10 CE), thought to be Gamaliel’s grandfather.

hilula — a celebration of memorial

hinei — behold; look!

hinnazrut — self-denial

hisgalus — revelation; unveiling

hishtaltut — domination; taking control

hispailus — overwhelming awe

histalkus — passing; the death of the Mashiach in the midst of his Redemptive Mission on the analogy of Moshe dying before he crosses into the Promised Land; a fundamental doctrine of Messianic Orthodox Judaism

hitammelut — bodily exercise or training

hitarevut — meddlesomeness

hitbagrut — maturity

hitbodedut — seclusion; aloneness

hitkaddeshut — (alt. hitchaddeshut) purification

hitkhabrut — joining; adhesion; fellowship

hitkhadshut — regeneration; renewal

hitlahavut — enthusiasm; fervor

hitnahagut — conduct

hitnahagut hatovah — good conduct

hitstaddekut — apologetic defense

hivvased haOlam — the establishing of the world

hivvased tevel — foundation of the world

hod — honor

hoda’ah — confession; admission

hodayah — thanksgiving

holelut — carousing

Holy of Holies — most Holy inner part of the Sanctuary

homiletic — the art of preaching or public persuasion

hona’ah — swindling

hora’ah — instruction

Horeb — Another name for Mount Sinai, where G‑d gave Israel His Torah

horim — parents

horiva over — analyzing

Hoshana Rabbah — (alt. Hoshanah Raba) the last Great Day of the Feast of Tabernacles. The day of the water drawing ceremony.

Hoshanah — (alt, Hosheanah, Hoshiah-na) chant of “Save us, L‑rd” or “please save” said while carrying Torah in procession

huledet — birth

hungerik — hungry

huppah — (alt. chupah, chuppah,) canopy under which pair stand at wedding ceremony, symbol of home to be established; represents the honeymoon chamber

hyssop — a plant (perhaps the caper, Capparis spirwsa) whose twigs were used in ceremonial sprinkling.