Kei•nan (Cainan)—great-grandson of Adam; in
Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:37.
Kei•ni (Kenite, -s)
Ke•lach (Calah)
Ke•na•‘an (Canaan, Chanaan)—ancient name
for the Land of Israel used at Mt 15:22 to identify the origin of the
Gentile woman who approached Yeshua in the region of Tzor and Tzidon, and
twice in an historical setting (Ac 7:11; 13:19); in the latter Sha’ul
points out that God gave Kena‘an to the people of Israel as an
inheritance. See more at Eretz-Yisra’el.
Ke•na•‘a•nah (Chenaanah)
Ke•na•‘a•ni, -nim (Canaanite, -s)
Ke•na•‘a•nit (Canaanite woman)
Ke•nan
Ke•naz
Ke•ni (Kenite)
Ke•ren-Ha•pukh (Keren-happuch)
Ke•ros
ke•ruv (cherub)—see glossary entry at the
plural, k’ru•vim.
Ke•sed (Chesed)
Ke•ve
Ke•veh (Kue)
K’far-Ha•‘a•mo•nah (Cephar-ammonah)
K’far-Na•chum (Capernaum)—town on
northwest shore of Lake Kinneret where Yeshua did much of his ministry. The
name means "village of Nahum." Mt 4:13+.
K’fi•rah (Chephirah)
K’•hat (Kohath)
K’•ha•ti, -tim (Kohathite, -s)
K’•he•lah (Kehelathah)
Khim•ham (Chimham)
Ki•don (Chidon)
Kid•ron (Cedron)—valley east of the Old City
of Yerushalayim, separating it from the Mount of Olives. Yn 18:1.
Kil•’av (Chileab)
Kil•mad (Chilmad)
Kil•yon (Chilion)
Kim•ham (Chimham)
Ki•nah
Ki•nim (Kenites)
Kin•ne•ret, Lake—modern Israel’s name for
the Sea of Galilee. The name or a variant is found seven times in the Tanakh,
first at Numbers 34:11, where it is rendered in most English versions as
"Chinnereth." Mt 4:18+.
Kin•n’•rot (Chinneroth)
Kir
Kir-Ha•re•set (Kir-hareseth)
Kir-He•res
Kir•yat-Ar•ba (Kirjath-arba)
Kir•yat-‘A•rim (Kirjath-arim)
Kir•ya•ta•yim (Kirjathaim)
Kir•yat-Ba•‘al (Kirjath-baal)
Kir•yat-Hu•tzot (Kirjath-huzoth)
Kir•yat-San•na (Kirjath-sannah)
Kir•yat-Se•fer (Kirjath-sepher)
Kir•yat-Ye•‘a•rim (Kirjath-jearim)
Kish—father of Israel’s first king, Sha’ul. Ac
13:21.
Ki•shi
Ki•shon
Kish•yon (Kishion)
Kis•lev (Chisleu)
Kis•lon (Chislon)
Kis•lot-Ta•vor (Chisloth-tabor)
Ki Ta•vo—Parashah 50; Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8(9)
Ki Te•tze—Parashah 49; Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19
Ki Tis•sa—Parashah 21; Exodus 30:11–34:35
Kit•lish (Kithlish)
Kit•ron
Kit•ti•’im (Kittim)
Kit•tim
Kiv•rot-Ha-Ta•’a•vah (Kibroth-hattaavah)
Kiv•tza•yim (Kibzaim)
Ki•yun (Chiun)
K’•lal (Chelal)
K’li•ta (Kelita)
K’lo•fah (Clopas, Cleopas, Cleophas)—Yeshua’s
uncle-by-marriage Yn 19:25.
K’•luv (Chelub)
K’lu•vai (Chelubai)
K’•mosh (Chemosh)
K’mu•’el (Kemuel)
K’na•ni (Chenani)
K’nan•yah, -ya•hu (Chenaniah)
K’•nat (Kenath)
K’•naz (Kenaz)
K’ni•zi (Kenizzite)
Ko•a
Ko-he-let—preacher
Kol-Ho•zeh (Colhozeh)
Ko•la•yah (Kolaiah)
Ko•nan•yah, -ya•hu (Cononiah)
Ko•ni•ya•hu (Coniah)
Ko•rach (Korah, Core)—Levite who led rebellion
against Moshe in the desert; God punished Korach by having the earth swallow
him alive (Numbers 16; 26). Yd 11.
Ko •rach—Parashah 38; Numbers 16:1–18:32
Kor-‘A•shan (Corashan)
Ko•ra•zin (Chorazin)—city on the shore of
Lake Kinneret two miles north of K’far-Nachum. Mt 11:21+.
kor•ban (corban)—sacrifice, i.e., an
animal sacrifice, but Mark says it means "a gift to God." Mk 7:11.
Kor•chi, -chim (Korathite, -s;
Korhite, -s)
Ko•re (Core)
Ko•resh (Cyrus)
Ko•sam (Cosam)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk
3:28.
Kotz (Coz)
Koz•bi (Cozbi)
Ko•ze•va (Cozeba)
K’•ran (Cheran)
K’ri•ot (Kerioth)—town about twenty miles
south of Yerushalayim. Home of Judas Iscariot (Y’hudah from K’riot; see
glossary entry). Mt 10:4+.
k’ru•vim (cherubim, cherubims)—Heavenly
creatures (angels) who guarded the way to the Tree of Life in Gan-‘Eden
(Genesis 3:24), were described by Ezekiel as having four faces and four
wings (Ezekiel 10:20–21), and were ridden by God (Psalm 18:11(10));
compare the "living beings" of Rv 4:6ff. The term also refers to
the gold-overlaid wooden images of same, constructed in obedience to God’s
command, which overshadowed the ark of the covenant in the tabernacle and in
the temple. MJ 9:5.
K’•sa•lon (Chesalon)
K’•sil (Chesil)
K’su•lot (Chesulloth)
K’tu•rah (Keturah)
K’tu•vim—Writings, the third of
the three parts of the Tanakh (see glossary entry), consisting of the
books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, the Five Scrolls (Song of Songs, Ruth,
Esther, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes), Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles.
K’tzi•‘ah (Kezia)
Kuf (Qoph)—19th letter of Hebrew alphabet
Kun (Chun)
Kush (Cun)
Ku•shan (Cushan)
Ku•shan-Rish•‘a•ta•yim (Cushan-rishathaim)
Ku•sha•ya•hu (Kushaiah)
Ku•shi (Cushi, Cushite)
Ku•tah (Cuthah)
Kuv (Chub)
Ku•za (Chuza) [A]—Herod’s finance minister. The
name means "little jug." Lk 8:3.
K’•var (Chebar)
kvetch •ing [Y]—complaining, fretting,
whining. Pp 2:14.
K’•ziv (Chezib)
La•‘a•dah
Lab•ben
Lach•mas (Lahmam)
Lach•mi (Lahmi)
La‘•dan (Laadan)
La•’el
La•had
La•khish (Lachish)
La•kum
La •med (Lamedh)—12th letter of Hebrew
alphabet
La•pi•dot (Lapidoth)
La•van (Laban)
La•yish (Laish)
Le•’ah
Le•chi (Lehi)
Lekh L’•kha—Parashah 3;
Genesis 12:1–17:27
Le•mekh (Lamech)—father of Noach; in Messianic
genealogy. Lk 3:36.
Le•sha (Lasha)
Le•shem
Lev-Ka•mai
Le•vi (Levite), pl. L’vi’im—Temple
worker. The Torah prescribes that the descendents of Levi would be
priests and Levites. Lk 10:32+.
Le•vi—(1) Third son of the Patriarch Ya‘akov.
MJ 7:5+. (2) The tribe of Israel descended from him. Rv 7:7. (3–4) Two
ancestors of Yeshua. Lk 3:24, 29. (5) A disciple of Yeshua also known as
Mattityahu. Mk 2:14+.
Le•vi ben-Chal•fai—Levi, the son of
Alpheus; same as Levi #5 above. Mk 2:14+.
Le•vo•nah (Lebonah)
L’•ha•vim (Lehabim)
Lid•vir (Debir)
Lik’•chi (Likhi)
Li•lit (Lilith)
Liv•nah (Libnah)
Liv•ni (Libni)
Liv•ya•tan (Leviathan)
L’mu•’el (Lemuel)
Lo-‘Am•mi
Lod
Lo-D’•var (Lo-debar)
Lo-Ru•cha•mah (Lo-ruhamah)
Lot—Avraham’s nephew, saved from God’s destruction
of S’dom. Lk 17:28+.
Lo•tan
L’•tu•shim (Letushim)
Lu•chit (Luhith)
Lud (Lod, Lydda)—town in the plain northwest of
Yerushalayim and east of what is now Tel Aviv and Yafo, near Ben-Gurion
International Airport. Ac 9:32ff.
Lu•dim
L•’u•mim (Leummim)
Lu•vim (Lubim)
Luz
L’•va•nah (Lebanah)
L’•va•non (Lebanon)
L’•va•’ot (Lebaoth)
L’•vi•’im (Levites)—see Levi
glossary entry.
Ma•‘a•dai
Ma•‘a•di•yah (Maadiah)
Ma•‘ai
Ma•‘a•khah (Maachah, Maacah)
Ma•‘a•khat (Maacat)
Ma•‘a•kha•ti (Maachathite)
Ma•‘a•lei-A•du•mim (the ascent to
Adummim)
Ma•‘a•rat (Maarath)
Ma•‘a•reh-Ge•va (Maareh-geba)
Ma•‘a•sai (Maasiai)
Ma•‘a•sei•yah , -ya•hu (Maaseiah)
Ma•‘atz (Maaz)
Ma•‘az•yah, -ya•hu (Maaziah)
Ma•cha•lat (Mahalath)
ma•cha•lat—a musical instruction
Ma•cha•na•yim (Mahanaim)
Ma•cha•neh-Dan (Mahaneh-dan)
Ma•chat (Maath)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:26.
Ma•cha•vim (Mahavites)
Ma•ch•be•nah
ma •cher [Y]—literally, "doer,
maker." Someone zealous and active in a group, a "big wheel,"
but often with overtones of self-importance, hence a person who "throws
his weight around," has "connections," is an
"operator" or "fixer." 1K 5:3.
Ma•chir
Mach•lah (Mahlah)
Mach•li (Mahli)
Mach•lon (Mahlon)
Ma•chol (Mahol)
Mach•se•yah (Mahseiah)
Mach•zi•’ot (Mahazioth)
Ma•dai
Mad•ma•nah (Madmannah)
Mad•mein (Madmen)
Mad•me•nah
Ma•don
Maf•tir—last few verses of Torah
portion, read by Haftarah-reader before reading the Haftarah in
the synagogue.
Ma•ga•dan—town on Lake Kinneret, perhaps
same as Magdala. Mt 15:39.
Mag•bish
Mag•da•la—town on Lake Kinneret, home of
Mary Magdalene (see Miryam of Magdala). Mt 27:56+.
Mag•di•’el
Ma•gog—Place from which Gog arises to make war
against God’s people (Ezekiel 38–39). Rv 20:8.
Ma•gor-Mis•sa•viv (Magor-missabib)
Mag•pi•‘ash
Ma•ha•lal•’el (Mahalaleel, Maleleel)—between
Adam and Noach in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:37.
Ma•her Sha•lal Hash Baz
Mah•rai (Mahari)
Ma•katz (Makaz)
Makh•ba•nai (Machbanai)
Mak’•he•lot (Makheloth)
Ma•khi (Machi)
Ma•khir (Machir)
Ma•khi•ri (Machirite)
Makh•nad•bai (Machnadebai)
Makh•pe•lah (Machpelah)
Mak•ke•dah
Mal•’ah (Melea)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk
3:31.
Mal•’a•khi (Malachi)
Mal•kam (Malcham)
Mal•ki (Melchi)—two figures in Messianic
genealogy. Lk 3:24, 28.
Mal•ki•’el (Malchiel)
Mal•ki•’e•li (Malchielite)
Mal•ki•ram (Malchiram)
Mal•ki•shu•a (Malchishua)
Mal•ki-Tze•dek (Melchizedek, Melchisedec)–priest
of El ‘Elyon ("the Most High God"), to whom Avraham
avinu gave a tenth of the battle spoil (Genesis 14:18–20). In Psalm
110:4 he becomes the model for a new priesthood. The literal meaning of the
name is, "My king is righteousness." MJ 5:6+.
Mal•ki•yah, -ya•hu (Malchiah)
Ma•lo•ti (Mallothi)
Ma•lukh (Malluch)
Mam•re
mam•zer—technically, the offspring of a
sexual relationship between persons forbidden by the Torah to marry
each other (e.g., uncle and niece), but usually translated
"bastard." Like that word, it can be used as a strong insult. Yn
9:34; MJ 12:8.
man (manna)—bread God gave the people of Israel as
they wandered forty years in the desert, named from the question they asked,
"Man hu? [What is it?]"
Ma•na•chat (Manahath)
Ma•na•cha•ti (Manahathite)
Ma•nah (Menna, Menan)—in Messianic genealogy.
Lk 3:31.
ma•neh, pl. ma•nim—sum of
money, 100 denarii (see glossary entry), about three months’ wages for an
average worker. Usually rendered "pound." Lk 19:12 ff.
Ma•no•ach (Manoah)
Ma•‘okh (Maoch)
Ma•‘on
Ma•rah
Mar•‘a•lah
Ma•ra•na, ta! (Maranatha!) [A]—"Our
Lord, come!"—1C 16:22.
Ma•re•shah
ma•ror—bitter herbs, prescribed for the seder
at Pesach (see glossary entries).
Ma•rot (Maroth)
Mars•na (Marsena)
Mar•ta (Martha) [A]—sister of Miryam #6 and El‘azar.
The name means "lady." The masculine equivalent, mar
("lord"—see above, Marana, ta!) is used in modern Hebrew
as the equivalent of English "Mr." Lk 10:38+.
Ma•sa (Massa)
Ma•sa• ‘ei—Parashah 43; Numbers 33:1–36:13
Mash
Ma•shal
Ma•shi•ach (Messiah, Christ)—literally,
"anointed," "an anointed one." Transliterated into
English as "Messiah." Equivalent to Greek christos, which
also means "anointed" and comes into English as
"Christ." In the Tanakh, kings and cohanim were
ordained by being anointed with olive oil (Exodus 30:30; 1 Samuel 15:1;
Psalm 133). The CJB uses "Mashiach" to render Greek messias,
which appears only twice (Yn 1:41; 4:25), and in four dramatic passages to
render christos: Mt 16:16; Mk 8:29; 14:61; Lk 9:20.
mas•kil — an instructional poem.
Mas•re•kah
Mas•sa
Mas•sah
Ma•tan•yah, -ya•hu (Mattaniah)
Ma•ta•tah (Mattatha)
Mat•nai (Mattenai)
Mat•red
Mat•ri
Mat•tan (Matthan)—in Messianic genealogy. Mt
1:15.
Mat•ta•nah
Mat•tan•yah, -ya•hu (Mattaniah)
Mat•tat (Matthat)—two figures in Messianic
genealogy. Lk 3:24, 29.
Mat•ta•tah (Mattatha)—in Messianic
genealogy. Lk 3:31.
Mat•tit•yah, -ya•hu (Matthew,
Matthias, Mattathias)—(1) One of Yeshua’s twelve talmidim, author
of one of the Gospels, also known as Levi (Mt 9:9+); usually rendered in
English as "Matthew." (2) The twelfth emissary of Yeshua,
replacing Y’hudah from K’riot (Ac 1:23, 26); usually rendered in English
as "Matthias." (3–4) Two figures in Messianic genealogy (Lk
3:25, 26); usually rendered in English as "Mattathias."
Mat•tot—Parashah 42; Numbers 30:2(1)–
32:42
ma•tzah—unleavened bread. Plural ma•tzot.
The "first day for matzah" would be the day on which, when
evening comes, the Seder is held.
M’•chi•da (Mehida)
M’•chir (Mehir)
m’chi•tzah—divider which separates
people into two groups, e.g., the partition separating men from women
in an Orthodox synagogue. At Ep 2:14 it refers at least metaphorically to
the fence which separates the inner parts of the Temple, where only Jews
could enter, from the Court of the Gentiles. This m’chitzah, also
called a soreg, was a stone partition about five feet high.
Me•cho•la•ti (Meholathite)
Me•chu•ya•’el (Mehujael)
Me•dad
Me•dan
Me•‘a•rah
Me•fa•‘at (Mephaath)
Me•gid•do*—see glossary entry at Har
Megiddo.
Me•hu•man
Mei-Za•hav (Mezahab)
Meid•va (Medeba)
Mei•shakh (Meshach)
Me•’u•nim
Me•lekh (Malchus, Melech)—slave of Kayafa the cohen
gadol, the Hebrew word means "king." Yn 18:10.
Mem—13th letter of Hebrew alphabet
Me•mu•khan (Memucan)
Me•na•chem* (Manaen)—"who had been
brought up with Herod the governor." The name means
"comforter." Ac 13:1.
