Rabbi Julian Sinclair
De'ah
In the Bible, de'ah means knowledge.
Etnachta
Etnachta is one of the biblical cantillation symbols first developed in talmudic times and codified by the 10th century.
Shulchan Aruch
The Shulchan Aruch is accepted today as the authoritative code of Jewish law.
Chibah
Chibah means affection or love.
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.
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