Am
Yisrael |
Nation
of Israel (Am = Nation, Yisrael = Israel) |
Ani
Yosef |
I
am Joseph |
Avraham |
Abraham |
Avram |
Abram
(Abraham’s name before Hashem changed it – see next song) |
Bereishit |
Genesis |
Binyamin |
Benjamin |
Bnei
Yisrael |
Children
of Israel |
Bracha |
Blessing |
Brit
Milah |
Circumcision |
Canaan |
This
is the area known today as the Land of Israel |
Chava |
Eve,
“The first Lady” |
Chazak
|
Strength |
ChazakChazak
v’Nitchazek! |
The
expression used after completing the reading of every book in the Torah |
Davened |
Prayed |
Eisav |
Esau |
Eitz
Chaim |
Tree
of Life (Eitz = Tree, Chaim= Life) |
Eliezer |
Eliezer
(Avraham's Servant) |
Ephraim |
Younger
son of Yosef |
Gan
Eden |
Garden
of Eden |
h |
Hebrew
letter “Hey” |
Hachanssat(s)
Orchim |
Inviting
guests. In some pronunciations an “s” is used
instead
of a “t”. Using
“poetic license” ,the “s” has
been
used. |
Hashem |
Lit.
"The Name", God’s ineffable name.
Yud
Hey & Vav Hey |
K'Ephraim
uche Menashe |
“Like
Ephraim & Menashe" |
Mabul |
Flood |
Machpelah |
The
name of the cave in Hebron where our forefathers
are
buried. |
Melachim |
Angels |
Menashe |
Elder
son of Yosef |
Mitzraim |
Egypt |
Mitzvah |
Commandment |
Noach |
Noah |
Od
Avi Chai? |
Is
my father alive? |
Paro |
Pharaoh |
Parshiot |
Portions
or weekly sedra |
Potifar |
The
name of the man who bought Yosef as a slave |
Rasha |
Wicked |
Reuven |
Reuben
|
Rivka |
Rebecca |
Sarah |
Sarah |
Sarai |
Sarah
before Hashem changed her name. |
Sedra |
See
Parshiot |
Sefer |
Book,
as in Sefer Shmot (Book of Exodus) |
Shabbat |
Sabbath
(Friday night through Saturday) |
Shimon |
Simon |
Shmot
Shevatim |
Exodus
Tribes |
Tevah |
Ark |
Torah |
The
5 books of Moses (Lit. teaching,) |
Tzaddik |
Righteous
man |
V’ |
And
(as in Adam V’Chava) |
Yaacov |
Jacob |
Yehudah |
Judah |
Yesimcha
Elokim |
May
Hashem make you |
Yisrael |
Israel |
Yitzchak |
Isaac |
Yosef |
Joseph |
Zevulon |
Zebulon |
