Rabbi Julian Sinclair

Dikduk

Dikduk means grammar in modern Hebrew.

Eshtonot

To "lose it" in English means lose one's temper. In Hebrew we say "labed (to lose) eshtonot".

Sambatyon

The Sambatyon is a mythical river separating the Ten Lost Tribes from the rest of Israel.

Yachad

Yachad means "together" and comes from echad, one.

Ploni Almoni

Rashi explains ploni to mean covered and hidden, deriving from a word looked at recently in this column - peleh.

Mikdash Me'at

Synagogues, study houses, and even homes are called mikdash me'at, a small temple.

Madda

Madda means science in modern Hebrew.

Peleh

Dor

Dor is "generation" in Hebrew.

Bor

A bor is an ignoramus.

Adam

In the Bible, Adam was the name of the first human and is also the generic Hebrew word for humans in general.

Tal

On Pesach we switch from mentioning rain in the Amidah to speaking of tal, dew.