Jewish Terms and their Meanings
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Group |
Description |
Reference |
| Edot | Testimonies in Judaism; e.g. the Sabbath testifies to creation, etc. See also ‘Mitzvot”. | |
| Edut | A witness in a legal sense. | |
| Eduyyot, Iddiyyot | "Testimonies"; a tractate of the Mishnah. | |
| Eglah Arufah | An expiatory ceremonial for an untraceable murder. | |
| Egozim | Nuts | |
| Eikhah | Book of Lamentations | |
| Eikhah Rabbah | Aggadic Midrash on the Book of Lamentations; the product of Palestinian amoraim | |
| Ein Lee Kesef | Hebrew for "I have no money"; said to beggars in Israel. | |
| Ein-Sof | "The Infinite"; in the Kabbalah name for God. Literally means "without end". | |
| El Al | "Skyward", Israel's national airline. | |
| El Male Rahamim | "God full of compassion"; a memorial prayer at a funeral. | |
| El Melekh Ne'eman | "God, faithful King"; a prayer of affirmation of faith. | |
| El Melekh Yoshev | "God, King enthroned"; a petitional prayer for the forgiveness of sins. | |
| El Nora Alilah | "God that does wondrously"; a solemn hymn. | |
| Elul | The 6th month in the Jewish calendar. | |
| Emek Hefer | Name of the central part of the Plain of Sharon. | |
| Emek Yizre'el | Valley of Jezreel, also Plain of Esdraelon | |
| Emunah | Belief | |
| Erev | Evening | |
| Erez Israel | The Land of Israel. | |
| Erub | A loaf of bread used for ritualistic purposes on the Sabbath. | |
| Erusin | Betrothal, engagement; also "Shiddukhin". | |
| Eruv, Eruvin | Term applied to various symbolical acts which facilitate the accomplishment of otherwise forbidden acts on the Sabbath and festivals. Same as "Tehum Shabbat". | |
| Eruvin | Tractate of the Mishnah. | |
| Ervot, Ervah | Forbidden to look at certain body parts of a married woman. | |
| Etrog, Ethrog | Citrus fruit used on Sukkot, grows in Israel. | |
| Eved Kena'ani | Non-Hebrew slaves | |
| Eved, Avadim | Slave | |
| Evel Rabbati, Evel Zuta | Rabbinic text on death and mourning; also called "Semahot"; the greater (Rabbati) and the lesser (Zuta) text. | |
| Even ha-Ezer | Laws dealing with women, marriage, etc. One element of Joseph Caro's four part code of Jewish law. | |
| Even ha-To'im | Name of a stone in Jerusalem. | |
| Even Shetiyyah | "Navel of the world"; the foundation rock from which the world (according to the tanna) was formed. | |
| Ezras Nashim | The women's section in a synagogue. |