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Glossary

Since the Biblical Hebrew alphabet contained no capital letters and no vowels, writers transliterate Hebrew words phonetically the way the words sound to the ear of the writer in his/her native language. Thus one will find a rather wide variation in the spelling of transliterated Hebrew words.

Adonai

Lord; used as a “placeholder” for the Sacred Name (YHWH, the “Covenant-and-Relationship” name for G-d) to avoid mispronouncing or misspelling it; in most English Bibles this word is printed in small caps as LORD to denote the Tetragrammaton, the 4-letter Covenant Name of G-d, YHWH

 

Barukh

blessed, happy

 

Ben

son

 

Ecclesia

Greek translation of the Hebrew word Miqra, falsely translated in the English version of the Greek Scriptures (the so-called “New Testament”) as “church” [see footnote]

 

Elohenu

our G-d

 

Elohim

the “Creator-and-Judge-and-Ruler” name for G-d

 

Eretz Yisrael

the Land of Israel

 

God

written designation for the Most High;  this designation is used by Jewish writers when referring to the G-d of the Bible to distinguish reference to Him from reference to all of the false gods of the world religions;  the Rabbis taught that this word, once written, must never be erased;  since every word on this page is effectively “erased” as soon as you leave this page, this tradition is used extensively on the Internet

 

ha

the

 

HaMelech Yeshua HaMashiach

the Lord [literally “King”] Jesus Christ

 

ha-olam

the cosmos, the universe, literally “the everything”

 

HaShem

“The Name” — a designation for G-d

 

Kodesh

holy

 

Mashiach, Moshiach

anointed;  HaMashiach: the Anointed One, Messiah;  the Jews anointed three classes of people: prophets, priests, and kings — Yeshua is all three

 

melech

king, lord, ruler, potentate, sovereign

 

mikvah

immersion, baptism;  the pool of “living water” in which the ritual immersion is performed

 

Miqra

the Elect, or Called-Out [see ecclesia]

 

Moshe

Hebrew name transliterated as Moses

 

ruach

breath, spirit

 

Ruach HaKodesh

the Holy Spirit

 

Sha’ul

Hebrew name transliterated as Saul; Shiliach Sha’ul is the Apostle Paul

 

Shaliach, Shaliachim

Apostles, Apostles

 

Shimon Kefa; Shimeon Kefa

Hebrew name transliterated as Simon Peter

 

Talmidim

those who are taught, disciples

 

tevilah

immersion

 

Torah

teaching, the Law;  variously used to signify (a) the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures written by Moshe, (b) the entire body of Hebrew Scriptures (the so-called “Old Testament” — this is the sense in which Yeshua usually used the word), or (c) the lifestyle that is to be lived by an observant Jew, including the teachings of the Rabbis.

 

Vetzuvanu

He Who has commanded us

 

Yehudah

Hebrew name transliterated as Judah or Judas

 

Yeshua

Salvation, Hebrew name transliterated as Jesus

 

Yochanan

Hebrew name transliterated as John

 

Yosef

Hebrew name transliterated as Joseph

Extended Hebrew Glossary

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