A Glossary of
Hebraic Terms
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Abbreviations Used In This Glossary

abbr. = abbreviated

alt. = alternate

Ar. = Aramaic

esp. = especially

Gr. = Greek

Heb. = Hebrew

lit. = literally

n. = noun

pl. = plural

pron. = pronounced

prop. = properly

sg. = singular 

usu. = usually

v. = verb

Yid. = Yiddish

Transliteration/Pronunciation Guide • Books of the  Bible • Proper Names • Tribes of Israel • The Mishnah

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Appendix Pronunciation [More]

I

idud — encouragement

iggeret — letter (pl. iggrot)

ikar — farmer

ikarim — essentials

illem — mute

Im Yirtze Hashem — G‑d willing. lit. if G‑d will want

imahot — mothers

immanu — with us

imun — training

innuyim — sufferings

intifadah — uprising

inyan — topic

ir — city

ish evyon — poor man; pauper

ish hacholek — a man of division; a divisive man

Ish HaMufkarut — Man of Lawlessness

ish of Emes — man of Truth

ish riv — opponent in a lawsuit

ish sefatayim — the eloquent speaker

ish tov — good man

isha — woman; wife

isha chotet — a woman of sin

ishshur — approval

Ishtar — Fertility goddess represented by different names in numerous pagan religions; “the queen of heaven” whose son dies and comes back to life in Satanic counterfeit of Yeshua’s resurrection. Source of the Roman Catholic term “Easter” which has become part of traditional, though non-Biblical, Christian vocabulary.

Isru Chag — the day following a festival

isser — proscription in the Torah

Itro — a portion in the Book of Exodus

ittim — times

itztzavim — idols; images; tzelamim

ivrim — blind people

ivvelet — foolishness

ivver — blind man

IY’H — Abbreviation for “Im Yirtze Hashem” [see also: Im Yirzte Hashem]

Iyar (Zif) — Eighth month of Jewish year

iyumim — threats

iyun — investigative research

izzim — goats

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