Mikvaot Immersion baths.
Milah Circumcision.
Minim A term usually applied to Judeo-Christians. In later rabbinic texts, Pharisaic rabbis
referred to Capernaum as such an area.
Hebrew/
Aramaic
Greek
/Latin Written in EnglishMinyan Ten Jewish men above age 13 – or in some conservative or reform traditions, 10 adult
Jews will be present for the brit.
Miriam Also written as Mara – Mary.
Mishkan Tabernacle.
Mishmar The dividing of the priestly families into twenty-four groups for ―a course‖ or ―division‖
named after the head of that particular family for the yearly Temple services.
Mishnah The Mishnah is the Oral Law of how to accomplish the written Torah (Law). This
Rabbinic work was compiled about 100 years after Josephus wrote the Antiquities.
Mishnah means completion. The Mishnah was written in Hebrew, whilst the Gemora is
written in Aramaic with a mixture of Hebrew. The combination of Mishnah and Gemora is
called the Talmud. In total, there are 5,894 folio pages printed in 12 large volumes, the
pagination of which is kept uniform in all editions. Of the 63 tractates of Mishnah, 36 are
included and interpreted in the Babylonian Talmud. A separate Jerusalem Talmud was
also published, this one dealing far more extensively with the rules and regulations of
living in Eretz Yisrael, the land of Israel. Although the expression ―the law‖ was used of
the five books of Moses, of the Ten Commandments and of the entire Old Testament, it
came especially to be equated with the interpretations and traditions of the scribes. In
the Third Century A.D., a written compilation of these oral traditions was completed
known as the Mishnah, which contained 63 tractates on various subjects of the Law. In
English, it equates to a book of about 800 pages. Later Judaism set itself to the task of
interpreting these interpretations. These commentaries on the Mishnah are called
Talmuds. Of the Jerusalem Talmud, there are 12 printed volumes; and of the Babylonian
Talmud there are 60 printed volumes.
Mishpat Means judgment or justice.
Mishpatim The moral or ethical laws that are necessary for man to live in harmony are known as
Mishpatim and are literally translated judgments.
Mitzvah Commandment.
Mitzvos Commandments.
Mneemeion Grave.
Mo‘ed A term in Hebrew used for festival or feast and it means a ―set time‖ or an ―appointed
time‖.
Moedim Appointed times.
Mohel Ritual Circumcisor.
Mohalim Ritual Circumcisors.
Moshe Moses.
Moshiach Messiah.
M'tzitzah The practice called after the circumcision when the incision is cleaned thoroughly.
My-yim The Hebrew for seas in Psalm 26 is my-yim and should be translated as waters. The
word for rivers is nih-hah-rote and is translated properly. It can mean, ―current,
stream...river‖. The sentence is saying basically the same thing over again, but in a
different way, substituting rivers for waters. All the words for 'waters' and 'seas' are my-
yim the same word found for 'seas' in the Creation account of Psalm 24:2.
Nak'dimon Nicodemus.
Niptontai The washing of the hands called for minute regulations. It was commanded to wash the
hands before meals, and it was one's duty to do it after eating.
Naggar Aramaic use of the term carpenter / craftsman.
Nasi Term for the principle leader or president of a synagogue.
Natseret Nazareth.
Navi The word for prophet is Navi, which may come from the root Nava, meaning "to flow‖, or
"gush forth‖. This would imply that a prophet is also a "channel" for bringing spiritual
power from YHWH to bear on a certain situation.