Hebrew and Yiddish nouns whose plural ends in -IM with definitions
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| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | GOY | S | † [n. GOYS or GOYIM] · a non-Jewish~ person -- an offensive term - GOYISH [a.] / [x] { goy § goyim goys § goyish goyishe } |
| — | YOM | P | [n. YOMIM] · day |
| — | ZUZ | — | [n. ZUZIM] · an ancient Hebrew~ silver coin |
| — | BAAL | S | [n. -S or -IM] · a false god |
| — | ERUV | S | [n. ERUVIM or ERUVS] · an enclosed area in which Jews are permitted to carry on activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath |
| C | HAZAN | S | [n. HAZANIM or HAZANS] · a cantor / [x] { chazan chazzan chazzen hazan hazzan khazen § chazanim chazans chazzanim chazzans chazzenim chazzens hazanim hazans hazzanim hazzans khazenim khazens } |
| C | HEDER | S | [n. HEDERS or HADARIM or HEDARIM] · a Jewish~ school (=hedarim) / [x] { cheder heder § chadarim chedarim cheders hadarim hedarim heders } |
| — | MOHEL | S | [n. -HALIM, -HELIM, or -HELS] · a person who performs Jewish~ ritual circumcisions / [x] { mohel § mohalim mohelim mohels } |
| — | SEDER | S | [n. -DARIM or -DERS] · a Jewish~ ceremonial dinner |
| — | SHIUR | — | [n. SHIURIM] · a Talmudic study session |
| — | ULPAN | — | [n. -PANIM] · a school in Israel~ for teaching Hebrew~ |
| — | CHAZAN | S | [n. CHAZANS or CHAZANIM] · a cantor / [x] { chazan chazzan chazzen hazan hazzan khazen § chazanim chazans chazzanim chazzans chazzenim chazzens hazanim hazans hazzanim hazzans khazenim khazens } |
| — | CHEDER | S | [n. CHADARIM, CHEDARIM or CHEDERS] · heder «a Jewish~ school» (=chedarim) / [x] { cheder heder § chadarim chedarim cheders hadarim hedarim heders } |
| — | CHERUB | S | [n. -UBS or -UBIM° or -UBIMS] · an angel - CHERUBIC [a.] / [x] { cherub § cherubim cherubims cherubs § cherubic } |
| — | DIBBUK | S | [n. -BUKS or -BUKIM] · dybbuk «a wandering soul in Jewish~ folklore» / [x] { dibbuk dybbuk § dibbukim dibbuks dybbukim dybbuks } |
| — | DYBBUK | S | [n. -BUKS or -BUKIM] · a wandering soul in Jewish~ folklore / [x] { dibbuk dybbuk § dibbukim dibbuks dybbukim dybbuks } |
| C | HALUTZ | — | [n. -LUTZIM] · an Israeli~ farmer / [x] { chalutz halutz § chalutzim halutzim } |
| C | HAZZAN | S | [n. HAZZANIM or HAZZANS] · hazan «a cantor» / [x] { chazan chazzan chazzen hazan hazzan khazen § chazanim chazans chazzanim chazzans chazzenim chazzens hazanim hazans hazzanim hazzans khazenim khazens } |
| — | KHAZEN | S | [n. -ZENS or -ZENIM] · hazzan «hazan» / [x] { chazan chazzan chazzen hazan hazzan khazen § chazanim chazans chazzanim chazzans chazzenim chazzens hazanim hazans hazzanim hazzans khazenim khazens } |
| — | MAHZOR | S | [n. -ZORIM or -ZORS] · a Jewish~ prayer book / [x] { machzor mahzor § machzorim machzors mahzorim mahzors } |
| — | MINYAN | S | [n. -YANS or -YANIM] · the minimum number required to be present for the conduct of a Jewish~ service |
| — | MOSHAV | — | [n. -SHAVIM] · a cooperative settlement of small farms in Israel~ |
| — | SERAPH | S | [n. -APHS, -APHIM°, or -APHIN] · a winged celestial being - SERAPHIC [a.] / [x] { seraph seraphin § seraphim seraphims seraphs § seraphic } |
| — | SHEKEL | S | [n. SHEKELS or SHEKELIM or SHEKALIM] · an ancient unit of weight and money (=shekalim shekelim) / [x] { shekel sheqel § shekalim shekelim shekels sheqalim sheqels } |
| — | SHEQEL | S | [n. SHEQELS or SHEQALIM] · shekel (=sheqels) / [x] { shekel sheqel § shekalim shekelim shekels sheqalim sheqels } |
| — | SIDDUR | S | [n. -DURIM or -DURS] · a Jewish~ prayer book |
| — | TALLIT | HS | [n. -LITS or -LITIM] · tallith «a Jewish~ prayer shawl» (=tallits) / [x] { dales dalles tales taleysim tallis tallit tallith § tallaisim tallises tallisim tallithes tallithim talliths tallitim tallitot tallitoth tallits } |
| — | TERAPH | — | [n. -APHIM] · an image of a Semitic~ household god |
| T | ZADDIK | — | [n. -DIKIM] · a virtuous person by Jewish~ religious standards / [x] { tsaddik tzaddik zaddick zaddik § tsaddikim tzaddikim zaddikim } |
| — | CHALUTZ | — | [n. -LUTZIM] · halutz «an Israeli~ farmer» / [x] { chalutz halutz § chalutzim halutzim } |
| — | CHAZZAN | S | [n. -ZANS or -ZANIM] · chazan «a cantor» / [x] { chazan chazzan chazzen hazan hazzan khazen § chazanim chazans chazzanim chazzans chazzenim chazzens hazanim hazans hazzanim hazzans khazenim khazens } |
| — | CHAZZEN | S | [n. -ZENS or -ZENIM] · chazan «a cantor» / [x] { chazan chazzan chazzen hazan hazzan khazen § chazanim chazans chazzanim chazzans chazzenim chazzens hazanim hazans hazzanim hazzans khazenim khazens } |
| — | KADDISH | — | [n. -DISHES or -DISHIM] · a Jewish~ prayer (=kaddishes) |
| — | KIBBUTZ | — | [n. -BUTZIM] · a collective farm in Israel~ |
| — | KLEZMER | S | [n. -MERS or -MORIM] · a Jewish~ folk musician (=klezmers) |
| — | MACHZOR | S | [n. -ZORIM or -ZORS] · mahzor «a Jewish~ prayer book» / [x] { machzor mahzor § machzorim machzors mahzorim mahzors } |
| — | MELAMED | — | [n. -LAMDIM] · a teacher in a Jewish~ school |
| — | MIDRASH | — | [n. -RASHIM or -RASHOTH or -RASHOT] · an early Jewish~ interpretation of a biblical text (=midrashot) |
| — | SHEGETZ | — | † [n. SHKOTZIM] · a non-Jewish~ boy or young man -- an offensive term |
| — | SHOCHET | — | [n. -CHETIM] · a person who slaughters animals and fowl according to Jewish~ law |
| — | TALLITH | S | [n. TALLITHS, TALLITHES, TALLITHIM, TALLITOTH, TALEYSIM, or TALLAISIM] · a Jewish~ prayer shawl (=talliths) / [x] { dales dalles tales taleysim tallis tallit tallith § tallaisim tallises tallisim tallithes tallithim talliths tallitim tallitot tallitoth tallits } |
| — | TSADDIK | — | [n. -DIKIM] · zaddik «a virtuous person by Jewish~ religious standards» / [x] { tsaddik tzaddik zaddick zaddik § tsaddikim tzaddikim zaddikim } |
| — | TZADDIK | — | [n. -DIKIM] · zaddik «a virtuous person by Jewish~ religious standards» / [x] { tsaddik tzaddik zaddick zaddik § tsaddikim tzaddikim zaddikim } |
| — | ZADDICK | — | [n. -DIKIM] · zaddik «a virtuous person by Jewish~ religious standards» / [x] { tsaddik tzaddik zaddick zaddik § tsaddikim tzaddikim zaddikim } |
| — | MASHGIAH | — | [n. -GIHIM] · an inspector of kosher establishments / [x] { mashgiach mashgiah § mashgichim mashgihim } |
| — | SHADCHAN | S | [n. -CHANIM or -CHANS] · a Jewish~ marriage broker / [x] { shadchan shadkhan § shadchanim shadchans shadkhanim shadkhans } |
| — | SHADKHAN | S | [n. -KHANS or -KHANIM] · shadchan «a Jewish~ marriage broker» / [x] { shadchan shadkhan § shadchanim shadchans shadkhanim shadkhans } |
| — | SHAMMASH | — | [n. -MASHIM] · shammes «a minor official of a synagogue» / [x] { shamas shames shammas shammash shammes shammos shamos § shammashim shammasim shammosim shamosim § shames } |
| — | TALLITOT | H | [n. -LITS or -LITIM] · tallith «a Jewish~ prayer shawl» (=tallits) / [x] { dales dalles tales taleysim tallis tallit tallith § tallaisim tallises tallisim tallithes tallithim talliths tallitim tallitot tallitoth tallits } |
| — | MASHGIACH | — | [n. -GICHIM] · (Judaism~) a person who ensures adherence to kosher rules by inspecting premises in which food is prepared / [x] { mashgiach mashgiah § mashgichim mashgihim } |
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