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glos·sa·ry: a collection of brief explanations (as in the margin or between the lines of a text) of difficult or obscure words or expressions.

 

TheMoedim.com has provided this glossary of Hebrew and Greek words to aid our readers in the understanding of key concepts used on the site.

 

 

Term Main definition
Rachel

רחל

Rachel- The literal Hebrew name of Rachel.  This Hebrew name means "Ewe (lamb) of G-d (El)".  Strongs #7353.  Pronounced rakh EL.

 
Rashi

רש"י

Rashi- [Shlomo Yitzhaki] An 11th-century Jewish Scholar noted for his commentaries on the Torah and the Tanakh.  Rashi comes from an acronym of his name: the Rabbi Shlomo Itzhaki.

 
Rivkah

רבקה

Rivka- (sometimes Rivqah) The literal Hebrew name of Rebekah.  This Hebrew name means "ensnarer" (as by her beauty?)  Strongs #7259.  Pronounced RIV kah.

 
Rosh Hashanah

ראש השנה

Rosh Hashanah- A Hebrew term which refers to "the new year" [literally "the head of the year"].  It is a moed described in Leviticus 23:24-25 as a festival for the "blowing of trumpets" (Yom Teruah- a day of trumpet blasts) but it also begins the civil Biblical calendar.  Strong's #7218 and 8141. 

 
ruach

רוח

ruach- The Hebrew word for "spirit". It can also mean "breath", "spirit", or "wind".  Strong's #7307.  Pronounced ROO akh.