Shil•chim (Shilhim)
Shil•lem (Shillem)
Shil•le•mi (Shillemite)
Shi•lo•ach (Siloam)—(1) A tower. Lk 13:4.
(2) A pool near the city walls of Yerushalayim. The word shiloach
means "aqueduct" (from the root sh-l-ch, "send");
the aqueduct, dug when Hizkiyahu was king of Y’hudah in the eighth century
b.c.e., sent water from the Gichon Spring to the pool at Shiloach. One can
still walk through a tunnel which formed part of the aqueduct. Yn 9:7ff.
Shi•loh—to whom it belongs; also a place-name.
Shi•lo•ni (Shilonite)
Shil•shah
Shim•‘a (Shimea)
Shim•’ah (Shimeah)
Shim•‘ah (Shimeah)
Shim•’am (Shimeam)
Shim•‘at (Shimeath)
Shim•‘a•tim (Shimeathites)
Shim•‘i (Shimei, Semein)—in Messianic
genealogy. Lk 3:26.
Shi•mon
Shim•‘on (Simon, Simeon)—(1) Tribe of Israel
descended from the second son of Ya‘akov. Rv 7:7. (2) Old man who blessed
Yeshua in the Temple. Lk 2:25ff. (3) Ancestor of Yeshua the Messiah. Lk
3:30. (4) Shim‘on Bar-Yochanan (Simon, son of John; Simon Barjona)—Shim‘on
Kefa (see below). (5) Another of Yeshua’s talmidim, known as Shim‘on
the Zealot, i.e., a member of the party set on revolt against the Roman
conquerors. Mt 10:4+. (6) Brother of Yeshua. Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3. (7) Person in
Beit-Anyah who had had a skin disease. Mt 26:6+. (8) Cyrenian compelled to
carry Yeshua’s execution-stake. Mt 27:32+. (9) Parush in whose
house Yeshua ate. Lk 7:40ff. (10) Father of Y’hudah from K’riot. Yn
6:71+. (11) Sorcerer in Shomron. Ac 8:9ff. (12) Tanner in Yafo with whom
Kefa lodged. Ac 9:43+. (13) Follower of Yeshua and prophet in Antioch,
called "the Black." Ac 13:1.
Shim•‘o•ni (Simeonites)
Shim•‘on Ke•fa (Simon Peter)—one of
the twelve emissaries of Yeshua (see Kefa). Mt 4:18+.
Shim•rat (Shimrath)
Shim•ri
Shim•rit (Shimrith)
Shim•ron
Shim•ron-M’•ron (Shimron-meron)
Shim•ro•ni (Shimronite)
Shim•shai
Shim•shon (Samson)—a judge of Israel (Judges
13–16). MJ 11:32.
Shin—21st letter of Hebrew alphabet
Shin•‘ar
Shin•’av (Shinab)
Shir•tai (Shitrai)
Shi•sha
Shi•shak
Shiv•‘ah (Shibah)
shiv •‘ah*—literally,
"seven." After the burial of a father, mother, brother, sister,
son, daughter or spouse a Jewish mourner remains at home for seven days;
this custom is called "sitting shiv‘ah." Yn 11:20.
Shi•za
Sh’•khan•yah, -ya•hu (Shechaniah)
Sh•’khem (Shechem, Sychem, Sychar)—city in
the mountains of Shomron, on the southeast edge of modern Nablus (Neapolis).
Yn 4:5+.
Sh’khi•nah—Divine Presence, the manifest
glory of God present with men. Lk 2:9+.
Shlach L’•kha—Parashah 37;
Numbers 13:1–15:41
Shlo•mi (Shelomi)
Shlo•mit (Shelomith, Salome)—talmidah
of Yeshua. Mk 15:40+.
Shlo•mo* (Solomon)—king of Israel; in Messianic
genealogy. Mt 1:6+.
Shlo•mot (Shelomoth)
Shlu•mi•’el (Shelumiel)
Sh’ma Yis•ra•‘el, A•do•nai
E•lo•hei•nu, A•do•nai e•chad—"Hear,
O Isra’el, the LORD (Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh) your God, the LORD is
one" (Deuteronomy 6:4), the central affirmation of Judaism both then
and now. Together with the next verse of Deuteronomy, which enjoins loving
God with everything one is and has, Yeshua called this the most important mitzvah
in the Torah. Mk 12:29.
Sh’ma-yah, Sh’ma‘• yah (Shemaiah)
Sh’mar-yah (Shemariah)
Sh’mi•da (Shemidah)
Sh’•mi•ni—Parashah 26;
Leviticus 9:1–11:47
sh’mi•nit—low-pitched music?
sh’mit•tah—release. Debtors are released
from their debts every seven years (Deuteronomy 15).
shmoose [Y]—engage in friendly gossipy chit-chat.
The word is derived from Hebrew shmu’ot, "things heard,
rumors." Lk 10:4.
Sh’•mot—Parashah 13; Exodus 1:1–6:1
Sh’mu•’el (Samuel)—prophet in the days of
Kings Sha’ul and David. Ac 3:24+.
Sho•a
Sho•fakh (Shophach)
sho• far*—ram’s horn; often rendered
as "trumpet." Mt 24:31+.
Shof’•tim—Parashah 48; Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9
Sho•ham
sho•ked—watching
Sh’•ol (Sheol, Hades, hell)—the place of the
dead, according to the Tanakh. Mt 11:23+.
Sho•mer
Shom•ron (Samaria)—region of Eretz-Yisra’el
in the hill country north of Yerushalayim and south of the Galil. The
Samaritans, a mixed ethnic group descended from Jews deported by the
Assyrians in the 8th century b.c.e. and other peoples ruled by the
Assyrians, followed a religion combining pagan and Jewish elements.
According to the book of Nehemiah in the Tanakh, they arrayed
themselves against those rebuilding Yerushalayim. By the first century most
Jews regarded them as pariahs. Mt 10:5+.
Shom•ro•nim (Samaritans)
Sho•sha•nah (Susanna)—a follower of Yeshua.
The name means "lily" or "rose." Lk 8:3.
Sho•vai (Shobai)
Sho•vakh (Shobach)
Sho•val (Shobal)
Sho•vav (Shobab)
Sho•vek (Shobek)
Sho•vi (Shobi)
Shu•a
Shu•ach (Shuah)
Shu•‘al
Shu•chah (Shuhah)
Shu•cham (Shuham)
Shu•cha•mi (Shuhamite)
Shu•chi (Shuhite)
Shu•fa•mi (Shuphamite)
girl from Shu•lam (Shulammite)
Shu•ma•ti (Shumathite)
Shu•na•mit (Shunammite)
Shu•nem
Shu•ni
Shu•pim (Shuppim)
Shur
Shu•shan
Shu•shan’•ka•yim (Shushanchites)
Shu•tal•chi (Shutalhite)
Shu•te•lach (Shutelah)
Sh’•va (Sheba)
Sh’van•yah, -ya•hu (Shebaniah)
Sh’va•rim (Shebarim)
Sh’•vat (Shebat)— 11th month of the biblical
year, 5th month of the modern Jewish year (in January–February).
Si•‘a
Si•a‘•ha
Sib•bo•let
Sib•khai (Sibbecai)
Sib•mah
Sib•ra•yim (Sibraim)
Si•chon (Sihon)
Sid•dim
Sif•mot (Siphmoth)
Sik•kut
Si•la (Silas)—co-worker with Sha’ul. Ac 15:22+.
Si•nai (Sina)—mountain in the desert between
Egypt and Eretz-Yisra’el where Israel received the Torah
from God through Moshe. Ac 7:30+.
Si•ni, -nim (Sinite, -s)
Si•pai (Sippai)
Si•rah
Sir•yon (Sirion)
Sis•mai (Sisamai)
Sis•ra (Sisera)
Sit•nah
Sit•ri (Sithri)
Si•van—3rd month of the biblical year, 9th
month of the modern Jewish year (in May–June).
Siv•mah (Sibmah)
S’kha•khah (Secacah)
S’makh•ya•hu (Semachiah)
s’mi•khah—laying on of hands, hence
ordination, grant of authority. Mt 21:23+.
S’na•’ah (Senaah)
S’•nir (Senir)
So•di
So•fe•ret (Sopheret)
So•kho, -khoh (Socoh)
Sokh•ya (Shachia)
So•rek
S•‘o•rim (Seorim)
So•tai
s’ra•fim (seraphim)—a class of angelic
beings, like the k’ruvim (see glossary entry)
S’ra•yah, -ya•hu (Seraiah)
S’•rug (Serug, Saruch)—ancestor of Avraham;
in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:35.
S’•tur (Sethur)
Su•ach (Suah)
Suf (Suph)
Su•fah (Suphah)
Su•kha•tim (Suchathites)
Su•ki•’im (Sukiims)
Suk•kot (Succoth)—the feast of Booths
(Tabernacles), celebrating the forty years when the people of Israel lived
in suk•kot (booths, tents, shacks; singular suk•kah)
in the desert between Egypt and Eretz-Yisra’el. It is one of three
pilgrim festivals when Jews were expected to go up to Yerushalayim in Y’hudah.
Yn 7:2.
Suk•kot-B’•not (Succoth-benoth)
Sur
Su•si
S’•va (Seba)
S’•vam (Sebam)
S’•ve•nah (Seveneh)
Ta•‘a•nakh (Taanach)
Ta•’a•nat-Shi•loh (Taanath-shiloh)
Ta•ba•‘ot (Tabbaoth)
Ta•bat (Tabbath)
Ta•chan (Tahan)
Ta•cha•ni (Tahanite)
Ta•chash (Tahash)
Ta•chat (Tahat)
Tach’•k’•mo•ni (Tachmonite)
Tach•pan•ches (Tahapanes)
Tach•p’•neis (Tahpenes)
Tach•tim-Hod•shi (Tahtim-hodshi)
Tad•dai (Thaddeus, Thaddaeus)—one of the
twelve emissaries of Yeshua. Mt 10:3+.
Tad•mor
Ta•fat (Taphath)
talent [O]—a weight variously between 60 and 100
pounds. A talent of gold would be worth around $300,000 at the current price
of $300/ounce. Mt 25:15+.
ta•li•ta, ku•mi! [A]—Little
girl, get up! The word talita, being the feminine form of the word
for "lamb," is therefore an affectionate diminutive (compare
English "lambikin"). Mk 5:41.
Tal•mai—Hebrew form of Egyptian ptolemy,
the name given to Egyptian kings during the centuries before Yeshua. In the
New Testament the name is found in the form Bar-Talmai (Bartholomew),
"son of ptolemy." Mt 10:3+.
tal•mid, fem. tal•mi•dah,
pl. tal•mi•dim—disciple, student. The relationship
between a talmid and his rabbi was very close: not only did the talmid
learn facts, reasoning processes and how to perform religious practices from
his rabbi, but he regarded him as an example to be imitated in conduct and
character (see Mt 10:24–25; Lk 6:40; Yn 13:13–15; 1C 11:1). The rabbi,
in turn, was considered responsible for his talmidim (Mt 12:2; Lk
19:39; Yn 17:12). Mt 5:1+.
Tal•mon
Ta•mar (Thamar)—mother of Peretz and Zerach;
in Messianic genealogy. Mt 1:3.
Tam•muz
Ta‘•nakh (Tanach)
Ta•nakh—acronym formed from the first
letters of the three parts of the Hebrew Bible: T orah,
N evi’im and K ’tuvim (see
glossary entries). Hence, the Old Testament. Rendered "scripture"
or "it is written" in most translations of the New Testament. The
reason the New Testament writers cite the Tanakh so frequently is
that they understand it as God’s authoritative Word to mankind. Mt 4:4+.
Tan•chu•met (Tanhumeth)
Ta•pu•ach (Tappuah)
Tar•’a•lah (Taralah)
Ta’•re•a
Tar•p’•lim (Tarpelites)
Tar•shish
Tar•shish"
ships—ships seaworthy enough to sail to Tarshish, usually identified with
Spain
Tar•shi•shah (Tarshish)
Tar•tak
Tar•tan
Tat•nai
Tav—last (22nd) letter of Hebrew alphabet
Tav•’el (Tabeel)
Tav•‘e•rah (Taberah)
Ta•vi•ta (Tabitha)—woman in Yafo whom Kefa
raised from the dead. Ac 9:36.
Ta•vor (Tabor)
Tav•rim•mon (Tabrimon)
Taz•ri•a—Parashah 27; Leviticus 12:1–13:59
T’chi•nah (Tehinnah)
Tei•ma (Tema)
Tei•man (Teman)
Tei•ma•ni (Temanite)
Teim•ni (Temeni)
Te•lach (Telah)
tel—mound of remains which accumulates under a city
over the centuries
Tel•’a•sar (Telassar)
Tel-A•viv (Tel-abib)
Te•lem
Tel-Har•sha (Tel-haresha)
Tel-Me•lach (Tel-melah)
Te•mach (Temah)
Te•rach (Terah, Thara)—father of Avraham avinu;
in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:34.
Te•resh
Tet (Teth)—9th letter of Hebrew alphabet
Te•tza•veh—Parashah 20; Exodus 27:20–30:10
Te•vach (Tebah)
Te•vet (Tebeth)—4th month of the biblical year,
10th month of the modern Jewish year (in December–January).
Te•vetz (Thebez)
t’•fil•lin* [A]—two black leather boxes
containing scrolls with Bible passages on them (Exodus 13:1–16; Deuteronomy
6:4–9; 11:13–21). During synagogue prayers men affix one to their hand and
arm and the other to their forehead, in obedience to Deuteronomy 6:8. T’fillin
are called phylacteries in most translations. To "lay" t’fillin
is to use them, to put them in place. Mt 23:5.
Tid•‘al
Tif•sach (Tiphsah)
Tig•lat-Pil•’e•ser (Tiglath-pileser)
Tik•vah
Til•gat-Pil•n’•e•ser (Tilgath-pilneser)
Ti•lon
Ti•mai (Timaeus)—Hebrew name based on Greek timê,
"value." Mk 10:46.
Tim•na
Tim•nah
Tim•nat-He•res (Timnath-heres)
Tim•nat-Se•rach (Timnath-serah)
Ti•ras
Tir•‘a•tim (Tirathites)
Tir•cha•nah (Tirhanah)
Tir•ha•kah
Tir•sha•ta (Tirshatha)—governor
Tir•tzah (Tirzah)
Tir•ya (Tiria)
Tish•be, from (Tishbite)
Ti•tzi (Tizite)
Tiv•ni (Tibni)
T’•kel—see entry at M’ne.
T’•ko•a (Tekoa)
T’•la•’im (Telaim)
To•ach (Toah)
To•chu (Tohu)
To•dah (Theudas)—There was a false Messiah with
this name who promised to divide the waters of the Yarden River and lead his
followers across, c. 44 c.e.; but the Todah of Ac 5:36 was the leader of a
rebellion against Rome around 6 c.e.
To•fel (Tophel)
To•fet (Tophet)
To•gar•mah
To•‘i
To•k’•hat (Tokhath)
To•khen (Tochen)
To•la
To•lad
To•la•‘i (Tolaite)
Tol’dot—Parashah 6; Genesis 25:19–28:9
T•’o•ma (Thomas) [A]—one of the twelve
emissaries of Yeshua. Mt 10:3+.
To •rah*—literally,
"teaching," but usually translated "Law" because Greek
uses nomos ("law") to render Hebrew Torah. (1) The
Five Books of Moses, the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy), called the Written Torah. Mt 5:17. (2) That plus the Nevi’im
(Prophets) and K’tuvim (Writings), i.e., the whole Tanakh. Yn
10:34. (3) That plus additional material (the Oral Torah) considered in
varying degree authoritative in Judaism, Ga 5:3. (4) Uncapitalized, torah
can be understood generically as "law" or "principle." Ro
7:21–8:2.
To• rah*-teacher—this term translates
Hebrew sofer (pl. sofrim), corresponding to Greek grammateus,
and usually rendered "scribe." The first-century scribes were
apparently non-ordained teachers of Torah. Mt 2:4+.
Tor•mah
To•‘u
Tov (Tob)
Tov-A•do•ni•yah (Tob-adonijah)
To•vi•yah (Tobiah)
treif—literally "torn." Since meat torn by
wild animals is forbidden under the Jewish dietary laws, treif means,
by extension, "non-kosher" ("not fit" to be eaten by
Jews). Ac 10:14+.
T’ru•mah—Parashah 19; Exodus 25:1–27:19
t’shu•vah—literally, "turning."
In the context of behavior it means repentance, since the sinner who
"does t’shuvah" is turning from sin to God. Mt 13:15+.
tsu •ris [Y]—troubles (from Hebrew tzarot).
Mt 6:34+.
tu•mim (thummim)—together with the urim,
the means used by the cohanim to determine God’s will in certain
situations.
Tu•val (Tubal)
Tu•val-Ka•yin (Tubal-cain)
Tu•vi•ya•hu (Tobijah)
T’•val•ya•hu (Tebaliah)
Tza•’a•nan (Zaanan)
