Friday, 19 April 2024, 10:46 AM
Site: Becker Bible Teacher Resources
Course: Becker Bible Teacher Resources (Scholar)
Glossary: Main Glossary
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YahrzeitA Jewish tradition and ceremony of lighting memorial lamps or candles while reciting the Kaddish to commemorate the anniversary of the death of a close relative. |
YAHWEHThe holy name of the LORD God which is also rendered JEHOVAH. His name should be held in utmost reverence and not called upon in a casual way. |
YahwismA specific religious system based on the worship of YAHWEH. |
YahwistThe writer of the earliest major source of the Hexateuch, in which the LORD God is characteristically referred to as YAHWEH rather than Elohim. |
YarmulkeA Jewish skullcap worn during prayer and religious study by conservative and orthodox males. |
Year of ConfusionThe year of 445 days in ancient Rome in 46 B.C. of the Julian calendar which was lengthened to compensate for cumulative errors of the Roman calendar. |
Year's MindA Requiem Mass said one year after a person's death or burial. |
YeshivaAn orthodox Jewish school for the religious and secular education of elementary and higher instructions in learning. |
YiddishA combined vocabulary of Hebrew and Slavic (German dialects), written in Hebrew letters and spoken mainly by Jews in countries E. of Germany and by Jewish emigrants from that region. |
YigdalA liturgical prayer sung responsively by the Jewish cantor and congregation at the close of the evening service on the Sabbath. |