Garments of Salvation - Glossary of Terms

Since many of our visitors may be unfamiliar with some of th terms or Hebrew words used on our site, we have compliled this list to help them. If there is a word or concept which we have not listed here or that you still need help with, please contact us or try our chatroom for assistance.

Adonay - "Lord" or "Master". Sometimes substituted in place of the proper name of our Creator, which is "YHWH".
Arba Kanfot - "Four corners". An unadorned rectangle of cloth with a hole for the head which supports tzitzith at its corners. Similar to a tallith katan.

Atarah - A decorative neckband sewn to the edge of a tallith, often imprinted with a blessing. Pl.=atarot.
Chilazon - The sea animal described by Talmudic sages as the exclusive authentic source of tekhelet, or Biblical blue dye.
El - A title for G-d. Derivative forms include: Elohey (my G-d), Elohym (G-ds, Pl.), Eloheyka (thy G-d), Eloheykem (your G-d), Eloheynu(our G-d).
Halakah - The way one walks. According to the proper interpretation of biblical commandments for a standard of behavior.
HaShem - "The Name". Sometimes substituted in place of the proper name of our Creator, which is "YHWH".
Karaite - A sect of Judaism which followsonly the Tanak, and which rejects Rabbinical authority and the Talmud.
Mitzvah - A Biblical commandment. Pl.=mitzvot.
Moshe - Moses.
Murex - Murex Trunculus. A Mediterranian sea snail believed to be the "Chilazon" - the original source of tekhelet.

Radzyner - A possible source of tekhelet, the original Biblical blue dye.Derived from the cuttlefish, a squidlike sea creature.
Sha'atnez - The illegal mixing of two different kinds of material as defined in Leviticus 19:19 and Deuteronomy 22:11.
Shabbat - The Sabbath. The 7th day of the week. From Friday sunset until Saturday sunset.
Shalom Aleikhem - "Peace be unto you".
Sh'ma - A prayer consisting of Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Deuteronomy 11:13-21; and Numbers 15:37-41.
Tallith - A prayer shawl upon which tzitzith (tassels) are attached at its four corners. Also - tallit, tallis. Pl.=tallitot.
Tallth Katan - "Little tallit". A small tallith with a hole for the head. Decorative and worn over or under the clothing
Talmud - The "oral Torah". The authoritative Rabbinical commentary on the Torah, written and compiled from 200-500 C.E.
Tanak - The 39 Hebrew books of the Holy Scripture. Also known as the "Old Testament".
Tekhelet - The original Biblical blue dye, or cloth made from it. Similar to indigo. The color of priestly royalty.
Torah - "Teaching". The first 5 books of the Tanak. Also known as: The Pentateuch, The Law, The 5 books of Moshe.
Tzitzith - Biblical fringes or tassels, knotted and tied to the four cornersof a garment as commanded in Numbers 15:37-42 and Deuteronomy 22:12. Pl.=tzitziot. Also known as "gedilim".
YHWH - The proper name of G-d. Known as the "tetragram", or four letters.