Hebrew
/Aramaic
Greek
/Latin Written in EnglishEkklesia The word ̳church‘ is derived from the Greek word kuriakos, which means "belonging to
the Lord‖. The word ̳church‘ must be understood, however, in the light of the New
Testament Greek term ekklesia, which refers to an assembly or gathering of people. In
classical Greek, the word ̳ekklesia‘ meant an assembly of the citizens of a city (polis)
with the understanding that those who were of this assembly had the right to vote on
civic issues. Ekklesia is derived from the verb, which means "to summon forth‖. Hence, it
has been said to mean "the called out‖. The full import of this meaning cannot be
deduced from the Greek word ekklesia alone. For an understanding of the word ̳church‘,
we must go behind the Greek text of the New Testament and return to the Hebrew in
which the words of the apostles were either written or thought. In essence, we must
return to the Hebrew foundations of believing faith in order to arrive at a proper definition
of the one word that most often denominates the community of believers in Y‘shua.
These scholars used the Greek word ekklesia to translate the Hebrew word qahal which
means, "congregation, assembly‖. The Hebrew word qahal has the same root, but with a
different vowel pointing and means to "call together" or to "assemble people" when used
in the hiphil. Both words are derivatives of the word for voice (qol) and ultimately refer to
the summoning of an assembly or to the act of assembling. This term is generally used
biblically to refer to the congregation of the people of Israel (e.g., qahal Yisrael–
congregation of Israel); (qahal Yahweh–congregation of Yahweh); and (qahal haElohim–
congregation of YHWH). It often denotes the general assembly of the people–men,
women, and children. The Jewish people are sometimes referred to as the qehillah, from
this same root. The word is usually rendered ekklesia in the Septuagint. A second
Hebrew word that is translated "congregation" is ( ̳edah), which refers to the collective
people who are gathered, particularly at the tent of meeting.
El The Sovereign God.
El Elyon The Most High God.
Elisheva Elizabeth.
El melekh
ne‘eman
―God, Faithful King‖. The first letters of these three Hebrew words spell the Hebrew word
amen.Emunah Translates as the English concept of trusting faithfulness.
Engiken Means "about to appear" or "is almost here".
Eloah The singular word for ―Elohim‖.
Elohim God – in the male and plural form.
El Shaddai God Almighty.
Epignosis Knowledge, meaning to have full discernment.
Eretz Yisrael The land of Israel.
Erev Pesach The day in which Pesach begins at nightfall.
Eved Servant.
Exousia Meaning, ̳only what is allowed to have‘.
Flagellum The instrument of punishment was called a flagellum, and was a short piece of wood
which had several strips of leather attached to it on which were tied small pieces of
bone, chain, or metal. When the lictor brought the flagellum down hard upon the victim, it
would bruise, cut and tear the flesh – causing internal and external bleeding.
Gabbatha Stone Pavement.
Gabbay
tzedikah
See Parnasin.Gadosh Holy in our English Bibles is qadosh or qodesh. Besides meaning "sacred", this word
means to "separate" to "set apart".
Gahal Congregation or assembly. See ekklesia.
Galil Galilee.
Gamla Aramaic word means rope and camel, possibly because the ropes were made from
camels‘ hair.
Gan Eden Garden of Eden.
Gar'ba Aramaic word for leper.
Garaba Aramaic word for jar maker or jar merchant.