• dvash דבש
    = honey
    So then we need an ugat dvash עוגת דבש , which means honey cake : )
  • matok מתוק
    = sweet. A sweet year is shana metuka שנה מתוקה. In modern Hebrew, a person may also be called matok or metuka as an endearment.
  • rimon רימון
    = pomegranate, growing and ripening at this time of year.
  • tamar תמר
    = date, growing and ripening at this time of year. Tamar is also a typical girl's name.
  • tapuach תפוח
    = apple
  • te-ena תאנה
    = fig, growing and ripening at this time of year.
  • aseret yemey teshuva עשרת ימי תשובה
    = Ten Days of Repentance, the period spanning from Rosh HaShana through Yom Kippur.
  • Elul אלול
    = 6th month of the year, and in a sense, also the 12th (for a further explanation of this, see Overview). A time of increasing introspection before the start of the new year.
  • luach shana לוח שנה
    = calendar. A daily datebook or appointment calendar, by the way, is called a yoman יומן . In Israel, the new calendars and datebooks are hitting the stores in the summer. Even though we follow the secular calendar for most daily things, a calendar here starts its cycle with Rosh HaShana. (See also Let's Get Busy).
  • Rosh HaShana ראש השנה
    = head of the year aka new year.
  • Tishrei תשרי
    = 7th month of the year, and in a sense, also the 1st (for a further explanation of this, see Overview).
  • yamim noraim ימים נוראים
    = Days of Awe, another term for the ten days that begin with Rosh HaShana and conclude with Yom Kippur. (nora נורא in modern Hebrew is actually most commonly used to mean "terrible", e.g. "what a terrible day I had today").
  • yoman יומן
    = datebook or appointment calendar. (See luach shana above).
  • Yom Hadin יום הדין
    = Day of Judgment, alternative name for Rosh HaShana (see Overview).
  • Yom Terua יום התרועה
    = Day of the Sounding of the Shofar, alternative name for Rosh HaShana.
  • Yom Hazikron יום הזכרון
    = Day of Remembrance, alternative name for Rosh HaShana (see Overview).
  • shevarim שברים
    = three short broken up sounds.
  • shofar שופר
    = ram's horn (Learn Hebrew Pod supports non-animal alternatives as part of its vegetarian background).
  • tekia תקיעה
    = one long sound.
  • tekia gedola תקיעה גדולה
    = one very long sound. gadol גדול means "big", and gedola גדולה is the feminine singular form.
  • terua תרועה
    = nine very short staccato sounds.
  • Akedat Yitzchak עקדת יצחק
    = the binding of Isaac (for more, see Worthwhile Information and also Let's Talk About It).
  • Avinu Malkenu אבינו מלכינו
    = a prayer called "Our Father, Our King" (for more, see Worthwhile Information).
  • beit knesset בית כנסת
    = synagogue
  • bracha ברכה
    = blessing, greeting, greeting card
  • Hineni הנני
    = a prayer called "Here I am", said by the Rabbi at the open ark near the start of the service (for more, see Worthwhile Information).
  • machzor מחזור
    = meaning "cycle", this is the High Holy Day prayer book.
  • Selichot סליחות
    = penitential prayers said daily towards the end of Elul (see Overview). selicha סליחה is the modern Hebrew word equivalent to "forgive me" or "excuse me" (like when you hurt someone's feelings, when you bump into one accidentally, etc).
  • shana tova שנה טובה
    = literally "good year" - a typical greeting around this time and for the month before.
  • Shehechiyanu שהחיינו
    = means "he who has kept us alive", this prayer is recited at the start of all festivals.
  • teshuva תשובה
    = means return or answer, or can connote repentance.
  • tashlich תשליח
    = means "casting off". Custom of symbolically casting off one's sins into natural flowing water (for more, see Worthwhile Information and also Let's Get Busy).
  • Unetane Tokef ונתנה תוקף
    = a poetic prayer called "let me recount the power" (for more, see Worthwhile Information).