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proper noun (plural)
- the third division of the Hebrew scriptures; the Writings
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| Halacha |
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noun (pl=Halachot or Halachoth or Halachos or Halachas)
- A law or tradition established by the Halacha.<ref>Random House Unabridged Dictionary</ref>
proper noun
- Jewish Talmudic law, taken as a whole.
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| Hanukkah |
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proper noun
- A Jewish festival from the 25th day of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet, that commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.
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| Hassid |
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noun (Hassidim, pl2=Hassids)
- A member of one of the three Hassidic movements in Jewish history.
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| Hebraize |
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verb to Hebraize (transitive)
- to convert something into a Hebraic form
to Hebraize (intransitive)
- to use Hebraic idioms
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| high priest |
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noun
- A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
- In the history of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh), the male person who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). Always a descendant of Aaron the older brother of Moses.
- Jesus Christ.
- (context, Mormonism) The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
- Jake was ordained a when he was called to be a counselor in a bishopric.
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