Jewish Terms and their Meanings
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Group |
Description |
Reference |
| Zab | A man who has gonorrhea, afflicted with a venereal disease. See also "Hesset". Leviticus 15:2. | |
| Zabah | A woman who has gonorrhea, afflicted with a venereal disease. | |
| Zaddik, Zaddikim | A righteous man. | |
| Zaken | Elder | |
| Zaken Mamre | "Rebellious elder; a scholar who disobeys a decision of the supreme bet din in Jerusalem. | |
| Zav, Zavim | "Sufferers from flux"; tractate of the Mishnah. | |
| Zefeth | Pitch | |
| Zekhut Avot | "Merit of the fathers"; the doctrine that progeny benefit from the righteousness of their forebears. | |
| Zekukim | Sadducees | |
| Zemirot | "Songs"; the biblical verses, psalms, and doxologies recited before the main part of the morning service. | |
| Zevahim | "Animal Sacrifices"; tractate of the Mishnah. | |
| Zibah, Yammah | Both these words refer to a woman's flux, an excessive abnormal discharge. By contrast "onah" is used to refer to her normal period. | |
| Zibburit | "Worst land"; used in the context of creditors recovering a debt. | |
| Zizit | "Fringes"; name of the tassels attached to the four corners of special (four-cornered) garments worn by men. | |
| Zohar | "The Book of Splendor"; the central work in the literature of the Kabbalah. | |
| Zonah | A woman who has had a forbidden sexual relationship. | |
| Zori | Balsam; spice designated in the Bible by various names. | |
| Zugot, Zugoth | "The pairs"; the 5 pairs of leading teachers, mentioned in the Mishnah. The last pair consisted of Hillel and Shammai. They were followed by the age of the Tannaim. |