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Sorting order
The entries in each section are sorted according to the Hebrew alphabet. Prefixes indicating prepositions and articles (such as ב, ד, ה, ש, כ) have been removed, with the following exceptions:
Where the acronym is incomprehensible or meaningless without the prefix
Where the prefix is so integral to the acronym that variants without it rarely, if ever, occur
Numeronyms
Some abbreviations included here are actually
gematria (
Hebrewnumeronyms), but the number is so closely associated with some noun that it is grammatically used as a noun and is synonymous with it, for example ב"ן, Ban. Other abbreviations contain a variable gematria component alongside other words, like the chapter references פי"א perek yud-alef (chapter 11) or פ"ט perek tet (chapter 9). Rather than list separate entries for every possible gematria, or use only one number for an example, the gematria component is replaced with [x] to produce (for example) [x]"פ.
Hebrew acronyms
Some Hebrew acronyms are not included here; they may be found in the
List of Hebrew acronyms.
Many of the abbreviations here are similar or identical to corresponding Hebrew acronyms. In fact, a work written in
Aramaic may have Hebrew acronyms interspersed throughout (ex.
Talmud,
Midrash), much as a Hebrew work may borrow from Aramaic (ex.
Tanya).
אריך אנפין, א"א (Arich Anpin) - The Partzuf of Hochma, the central, initial Partzuf in the world of Atzilut, from which all the other Partzufim originate. There is a special Partzuf, a system called Arich Anpin. Through it, the Light trickles downward and descends on us in droplets. We are unable to perceive the Light as a direct flow, but only drop by drop.
אמרו רז"ל, ארז"ל (amru razal) - the sages said. See also רז"ל
ב
בבא בתרא, ב"ב (Bava Batra) - a tractate of the
Talmud, lit. final gate
בית דין, ב"ד (beit din) - Jewish court of three adult men, lit. house of judgement. See also בי"ד
בית הלל, ב"ה (Beit Hillel) - the academy of
Hillel, lit. the house of Hillel
בית דין, בי"ד (beit din) - Jewish court of three adult men, lit. house of judgement. See also ב"ד
בריאה יצירה עשיה, בי"ע (Biya,
Beriah,
Yetzirah,
Asiah) - (
Kabbalah) the three nethermost of the
Four Worlds, where the denizens thereof are aware of their own existence. See אבי"ע
בבא מציעא, ב"מ (Bava Metzia) - a tractate of the
Talmud, lit. middle gate
ב"ן (Ban) - (
Kabbalah) a spelling-out of the
Tetragrammaton numerically equal to 52, the
gematria of ב"ן. (Usually appears as שם ב"ן)
בסיעטא דשמיא, ב"סד (besiyata dishmaya) - with the help of Heaven. Typically at the top right corner of a printed or written page. See also ב"ה in the
List of Hebrew acronyms
בבא קמא, ב"ק (Bava Kama) - a tractate of the
Talmud, lit. first gate
בית שמאי, ב"ש (Beit Shammai) - the academy of
Shammai, lit. the house of Shammai
ג
'גומר(ה), גו (gomra/gomer) - etcetera
גם כן, ג"כ (gam kein) - as well, lit. like so also
'גמרא, גמ (Gemara) - the explanation and discussion of the
Mishna as printed in the
Talmud
ד
דאם כן, דא"כ (de'im kein) - because if so
ה
הרי הוא, ה"ה (harei hu) - it is, he is
'הוי (Havayeh) - (
Kabbalah) "God," (a rearrangement of the letters indicating) the
Tetragrammaton, indicating kindness, mercy and revelation
הרי זה, ה"ז (harei zeh) - this is
הוה ליה למימר, הול"ל (havah leih lemeimar) - shouldn't he have said
הני מילי, ה"מ (hanei milei) - this statement, lit. these words
הכי גמרינן, ה"ג (Hachi Gamrinan) - this is how we read it
שס"ה (shesah) - 365, indicating either the 365 negative
mitzvot, the 365 veins and sinews of the human body, or the 365 days of the solar
year. See also תרי"ג and רמ"ח
שמנה עשרה, ש"ע (Shemoneh Esrei) - (Liturgy) the amidah, or standing prayer, lit. [the order of] 18 [blessings]
שליח ציבור, ש"ץ (shali'ach tzibur) - prayer leader, lit. emissary of the community
שקלא וטריא, שקו"ט (shakla vetarya) - (
Talmud) discussion, give and take, lit. take and give
ת
תורה שבכתב, תושב"כ (Torah SheBichtav) - the
Written Torah. See also תושבע"פ and תנ"ח
תורה שבעל פה, תושבע"פ (Torah SheBe'al Peh) the
Oral Torah. See also תושב"כ
תשבי יתרץ קושיות ואביות, תיק"ו (teiku, Tishbi yetareitz kushiyot ve'avayot) - it stands unresolved, lit. the
Tishbite (
Elijah the Prophet, in the time of the
Moshiach) will answer questions and problems
תורה נביאים וכתובים, תנ"ך (Tanakh) - the Bible, lit. "Torah [five books of Moses], Prophets and Writings." See also נ"ך
תנא קמא, ת"ק (Tanna kama) - the first
Tanna [mentioned]
תרי"ג (taryag) - 613, usu. indicating the 613
mitzvot. Also used to indicate the 613 corresponding organs and veins of the human body. See also רמ"ח and שס"ה
תקיעה תרועה תקיעה, תר"ת (tarat, tekiah teruah, tekiah) - a series of
shofar blasts
תקיעה שברים-תרועה תקיעה, תשר"ת (tashrat, tekiah, shevarim-teruah, tekiah) - a series of
shofar blasts
תקיעה שברים תקיעה, תש"ת (tashat, tekiah, shevarim, tekiah) - a series of
shofar blasts
תפילה של יד, תש"י (tefilah shel yad) - the arm
tefillin
תפילה של ראש, תש"ר (tefilah shel rosh) - the head
tefilin
References
^Frank, Yitzhak (1991). The Practical Talmud Dictionary. Jerusalem: Ariel United Israel Institutes. pp. 271–294.
This list is far from complete; you can help by expanding it.
Sorting order
The entries in each section are sorted according to the Hebrew alphabet. Prefixes indicating prepositions and articles (such as ב, ד, ה, ש, כ) have been removed, with the following exceptions:
Where the acronym is incomprehensible or meaningless without the prefix
Where the prefix is so integral to the acronym that variants without it rarely, if ever, occur
Numeronyms
Some abbreviations included here are actually
gematria (
Hebrewnumeronyms), but the number is so closely associated with some noun that it is grammatically used as a noun and is synonymous with it, for example ב"ן, Ban. Other abbreviations contain a variable gematria component alongside other words, like the chapter references פי"א perek yud-alef (chapter 11) or פ"ט perek tet (chapter 9). Rather than list separate entries for every possible gematria, or use only one number for an example, the gematria component is replaced with [x] to produce (for example) [x]"פ.
Hebrew acronyms
Some Hebrew acronyms are not included here; they may be found in the
List of Hebrew acronyms.
Many of the abbreviations here are similar or identical to corresponding Hebrew acronyms. In fact, a work written in
Aramaic may have Hebrew acronyms interspersed throughout (ex.
Talmud,
Midrash), much as a Hebrew work may borrow from Aramaic (ex.
Tanya).
אריך אנפין, א"א (Arich Anpin) - The Partzuf of Hochma, the central, initial Partzuf in the world of Atzilut, from which all the other Partzufim originate. There is a special Partzuf, a system called Arich Anpin. Through it, the Light trickles downward and descends on us in droplets. We are unable to perceive the Light as a direct flow, but only drop by drop.
אמרו רז"ל, ארז"ל (amru razal) - the sages said. See also רז"ל
ב
בבא בתרא, ב"ב (Bava Batra) - a tractate of the
Talmud, lit. final gate
בית דין, ב"ד (beit din) - Jewish court of three adult men, lit. house of judgement. See also בי"ד
בית הלל, ב"ה (Beit Hillel) - the academy of
Hillel, lit. the house of Hillel
בית דין, בי"ד (beit din) - Jewish court of three adult men, lit. house of judgement. See also ב"ד
בריאה יצירה עשיה, בי"ע (Biya,
Beriah,
Yetzirah,
Asiah) - (
Kabbalah) the three nethermost of the
Four Worlds, where the denizens thereof are aware of their own existence. See אבי"ע
בבא מציעא, ב"מ (Bava Metzia) - a tractate of the
Talmud, lit. middle gate
ב"ן (Ban) - (
Kabbalah) a spelling-out of the
Tetragrammaton numerically equal to 52, the
gematria of ב"ן. (Usually appears as שם ב"ן)
בסיעטא דשמיא, ב"סד (besiyata dishmaya) - with the help of Heaven. Typically at the top right corner of a printed or written page. See also ב"ה in the
List of Hebrew acronyms
בבא קמא, ב"ק (Bava Kama) - a tractate of the
Talmud, lit. first gate
בית שמאי, ב"ש (Beit Shammai) - the academy of
Shammai, lit. the house of Shammai
ג
'גומר(ה), גו (gomra/gomer) - etcetera
גם כן, ג"כ (gam kein) - as well, lit. like so also
'גמרא, גמ (Gemara) - the explanation and discussion of the
Mishna as printed in the
Talmud
ד
דאם כן, דא"כ (de'im kein) - because if so
ה
הרי הוא, ה"ה (harei hu) - it is, he is
'הוי (Havayeh) - (
Kabbalah) "God," (a rearrangement of the letters indicating) the
Tetragrammaton, indicating kindness, mercy and revelation
הרי זה, ה"ז (harei zeh) - this is
הוה ליה למימר, הול"ל (havah leih lemeimar) - shouldn't he have said
הני מילי, ה"מ (hanei milei) - this statement, lit. these words
הכי גמרינן, ה"ג (Hachi Gamrinan) - this is how we read it
שס"ה (shesah) - 365, indicating either the 365 negative
mitzvot, the 365 veins and sinews of the human body, or the 365 days of the solar
year. See also תרי"ג and רמ"ח
שמנה עשרה, ש"ע (Shemoneh Esrei) - (Liturgy) the amidah, or standing prayer, lit. [the order of] 18 [blessings]
שליח ציבור, ש"ץ (shali'ach tzibur) - prayer leader, lit. emissary of the community
שקלא וטריא, שקו"ט (shakla vetarya) - (
Talmud) discussion, give and take, lit. take and give
ת
תורה שבכתב, תושב"כ (Torah SheBichtav) - the
Written Torah. See also תושבע"פ and תנ"ח
תורה שבעל פה, תושבע"פ (Torah SheBe'al Peh) the
Oral Torah. See also תושב"כ
תשבי יתרץ קושיות ואביות, תיק"ו (teiku, Tishbi yetareitz kushiyot ve'avayot) - it stands unresolved, lit. the
Tishbite (
Elijah the Prophet, in the time of the
Moshiach) will answer questions and problems
תורה נביאים וכתובים, תנ"ך (Tanakh) - the Bible, lit. "Torah [five books of Moses], Prophets and Writings." See also נ"ך
תנא קמא, ת"ק (Tanna kama) - the first
Tanna [mentioned]
תרי"ג (taryag) - 613, usu. indicating the 613
mitzvot. Also used to indicate the 613 corresponding organs and veins of the human body. See also רמ"ח and שס"ה
תקיעה תרועה תקיעה, תר"ת (tarat, tekiah teruah, tekiah) - a series of
shofar blasts
תקיעה שברים-תרועה תקיעה, תשר"ת (tashrat, tekiah, shevarim-teruah, tekiah) - a series of
shofar blasts
תקיעה שברים תקיעה, תש"ת (tashat, tekiah, shevarim, tekiah) - a series of
shofar blasts
תפילה של יד, תש"י (tefilah shel yad) - the arm
tefillin
תפילה של ראש, תש"ר (tefilah shel rosh) - the head
tefilin
References
^Frank, Yitzhak (1991). The Practical Talmud Dictionary. Jerusalem: Ariel United Israel Institutes. pp. 271–294.