Click to Show/Hide Menu

Jewish Terms and their Meanings


Select a button to view information




Group

Description

Reference

Falashas The black Jews of Ethiopia; also called "Beta Israel".
Faygalah Yiddish for "little bird"; used to refer to a homosexual man.
Fedayeen Arabic term for "suicide fighters".
Filastin Another name for Palestine.
Fleishik A kosher food that contains meat, and may thus not be eaten with dairy products.
Frum Yiddish for pious; used to mean that someone is religious. "Frummy" on the other hand means "self-righteous".