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 tim�,
"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)
