Questions tagged [acronyms]
An acronym (Hebrew: ראשי תיבות, rashei teivot) is a shortened form of a phrase, usually consisting of the first letters of each word.
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What does the abbreviation א״ mean? [closed]
I had a look on Wikipedia but cannot find what an Aleph with gershayim at the top left stands for.
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What’s the meaning of the abbreviation (ז"פ)?
What’s the meaning the abbreviation (ז"פ)?
Example as found in Sefer HaGoralot by Rabbi Chaim Vital:
“ וזאת היא התפלה שצריך להתפלל קודם שישליך הגורל: אנא בכח גדולת ימינך תתיר צרורה ז"פ.”
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Meaning of the roshei teivot והיע"ב אכי"ר [closed]
The second part of the reshei tevot והיע"ב אכי"ר is of course amen kein yehi ratzon "so it may be His will", but I do not know the first part, היע"ב. Any thoughts would be ...
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What does ממנ”פ mean?
I've seen the acronym ממנ”פ in multiple places but I am not sure what it means.
קיצורים וראשי תיבות בעברית indicates that it means ממערכת נשימה פנימית but I am not sure if that is correct.
Here are ...
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What is the מסכ"י?
While it is common to find the reshei tevot מס"כ (מסכת: -כלה, -כלאים, -כלים, -כריתות, -כתובות), it is less so to find מסכ"י. For instance, you find this in a phrase like עד כאן לשונו מסכ&...
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Reshei tevot question
Please, I would like to know the meaning of the reshei tevot בנד"מ as found, for example, in a situation like בנד"מ דף י"ג ע"א. Thanks!
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Source for Hardest Masechtos
I once saw that the hardest Masechtos in Shas are alluded to in "כל ימי -עני- רעים" (Mishlei 15:15), with ע standing for עירובין, and נ for נדרים (alternatively I've seen נדה or נזיר), ...
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Is ב״ה Baruch HaShem or Bezrat HaShem?
Is ב״ה Baruch HaShem or Bezrat HaShem?
Why did The Rebbe begin every letter with it?
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What does פ׳ ב׳ פ׳ stand for in the context of prayer (specifically related to prayer #8 of the Amidah)?
In the Siddur I am using (Siddurenu, The Prayer Book Press, 1961), there is a supplemental prayer directly below prayer #8 of the Amida (on page 56) that prays for healing of specific individuals. (It ...
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לפ"ד ש"פ Acronym deciphering
In Beur Hagra EH 7.14, SK 54, there is an Acronym I don't understand "ל"ד ש"פ". Can someone help me?
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Use of יצ"ו, expanded to יבנה ציון וירושלים (May He build Zion and Jerusalem), how and where used?
I'm trying to remember where I have seen this (יצ"ו) used. I think it appears sometimes in sefarim, sometimes after the names of towns (not in Israel), and that the intent is to hope for the ...
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Is there a website that has a list of Roshei Teivot in text format?
I'm looking for a resource that has a list of Roshei Tevviot in text format. Where can I find this?
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What do these abbreviations mean? נ''י & מו''ה
I am filling out an authorization form for medical treatment. I am not 100% on what the abbreviations נ''י & מו''ה & mean.
זֶה לאשׁר בי מו''ה (מורי וחמי?) ______ נ''י (נרו יאיר?)
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What or who Ben Ish Hai means with נ"א?
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In his derashot[ (parashah Shoftim, 4) the Ben Ish Hai writes: "פירש הרב נ"א ז"ל".Who is this rabbi נ"א? He cites this acrostic in other places too, but in anyone ...
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What does 'כו stand for?
One of the most famous abbreviations in Jewish Hebrew texts is the word 'כו, meaning et cetera. However, I have heard and seen different forms of this abbreviation, and I want to know what does it ...
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What does כתר"ה stand for?
What does כתר"ה mean? It's mentioned very often in Igros Moshe, often in reference to the one who asked the shailah e.g. "שאל כתר"ה"
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Sources referenced as אר"ח ח"ב and קונדרסים
I'm reading an article in Encyclopedia Talmudit (Cherem א) and finding it a bit difficult to trace its sources. The ones I'm struggling with are described as below. Can anyone help me with full names ...
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Where is the first time that Tehillim, Mishlei, Iyov are referred to as ספרי אמ"ת?
The books of Tehillim, Mishlei, Iyov are often referred as ספרי אמ"ת. Where is the first source making this reference?
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What are the abbreviations in Jastrow?
I was looking at Jastrow and there were several English abbreviations related to the definition or word structure that I didn't recognize. I looked through this and many of the abbreviations are ...
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Why is שהחיינו called "ז" in P'sachim but "ח" in M'gila?
Why is the "שהחיינו" blessing abbreviated "ז" in Bavli P'sachim 103 but "ח" in Bavli M'gila 21? I'd expect some consistency. And it's not like "ז" makes more sense, or "ח" less sense, in P'sachim than ...
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What does תושׁלכ"ע mean?
I saw the abbreviation תושׁלכ"ע in the introduction to a textbook (Classical Mechanics, by Herbert Goldstein). What does it stand for?
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Moreh Makom or Mar'eh Makom
A Torah source is often referred to as a M"M, which I have heard read as both מורה מקום, Moreh Makom and מראה מקום, Mar'eh Makom, (see here for example) which have similar meanings, and mean something ...
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Acronyms in Tanya
At the end of known editions of sefer hatanya, there is a a Luach Rashe Tevot, table of Acronyms. But through the lecture of the book I didn't find the significance of "דש''ע".
It's in daf 104b (page ...
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Origin and meaning of the honorific Shlita [duplicate]
It seems to me that for a long time, the word Shlita was popularly associated with the Lubavitcher Rebbe. And in those days when I was first encountering the term and asking about it, I was told that ...
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Who are the מאמ"ר and the כה"ח?
I found a reference to turning the body when waving the lulav. The text reads
ויש נוהגים גם להפנות את הגוף לארבע רוחות (מאמ"ר יג; כה"ח צו).
What, please, is the meaning of the abbreviations used ...
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What does אחדשה"ט stand for? [closed]
I received a letter that began with the date, my name, and then on it's own line "אחדשה"ט", then the content of the letter. Any clue as to what it stands for/means?
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Abbreviation: בש"ט on a gravestone
While researching this question I came across a picture of the gravestone of Reb Arye Kaplan זצ"ל.
The post-final line reads:
נפטר בש"ט בי"ד בשבט תשמ"ג
What does the abbreviation בש"ט stand ...
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Deciphering Acronym in Holy Book
I'm reading an introductory book on kabalistic topics, "Amud Haavoda" from Rabbi Boruch Kosover. At the end of the first part, question--answer, when the author says an original and deep ...
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Acronym for ישראל (original source)
Where was this insight originally brought down from?
י = יצחק, יעקב
ש = שרה
ר = רבקה, רחל
א = אברהם
ל = לאה
The earliest work I could find was
שני לוחות הברית
But I'm not sure if it ...
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What does אה"ת stand for?
What do these rashei teivos stand for? See, for example, the Dikdukei Sofrim here.
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What does בי in בירבי mean?
The word בירבי "the son of Rabbi..." appears many times in the acrostics of piyyutim (e.g. El'azar the Kalir signs his name אלעזר בירבי קליר, e.g. in the יוצר beginning אומן בשמעו).
(I have seen it ...
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What does נלבעה mean?
When written on a tombstone, what does נלבעה mean (e.g. נלבעה יום שישי)?
Also, more importantly, which is more correct: נלבעה or נלבע"ה? Is the quotation mark necessary to indicate proper meaning (i....
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יר"ה honorific for a king in Mishnah Berurah -- a reference to a specific monarch?
In סימן דש, סקכ"ו the Mishnah Berurah says as follows:
במקום שהמלך יר"ה גזר שאין שום אדם...
My edition of Mishnah Berurah the acronym is expanded as: "יָרוּם הוֹדוֹ", which I believe means May his ...
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Meaning of abbreviation tblch"t / tblch"a
What do these abbreviations stand for? I have seen them beside the names of righteous females. Does it mean that she should have long life? What is the equivalent for males?
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Why do tefillin cases have the פעיה"ק and תובב"א acronyms on them?
This M.Y. question explains the meaning of 2 common acronyms that appear on tefillin cases (the storage boxes that the tefillin are put into.) (see pictures below)
When did this minhag begin? Why are ...
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What are the abreviations on tefillin cases?
I have seen two common abbreviations written on tefillin cases (I'm referring to the, most commonly red, cases that you put the tefillin into when you have completed wearing them):
תובב"א and פעיה"ק
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What does LAYT stand for?
I received a letter from a rabbi, in his capacity of leading a Jewish institution, that opened with
Dear _____, LAYT
I assume, given the context, that "LAYT" is some sort of Jewish blessing or ...
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What does this acronym mean? [duplicate]
I have an Asher Yazar card dedicated Le'ilu'i Nishmat HaRav 'Ovadyah Yosef A"H. At the bottom of the card is the Rav's name followed by זצוקללה"ו. I've been unable to decipher the full acronym through ...
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Identifying word sequence by initial letters
I learned from Rav ABY that the Attributes of the month of Av are
Ruling permutation of the letters of the Tetragrammaton HAVAYAH : KEH (really the 8th letter) VAV YOD KEH (ditto), contained in the ...
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What does the abbreviation ז׳׳ק mean after a person's name
I'm editing a translation of a yizkor book. It contains a full-page essay/tribute to a rabbi. The closing line of the essay has the author's name, followed by ז׳׳ק and I'm unsure how it should be ...
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What does בחי"ח stand for?
In the Bet Yosef on Siman 248 in Orah Hayim, he quotes Rabbenu Yeruham בחי"ח. What does this stand for, and where can I find it?
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What does דשלהי stand for?
I've seen this mentioned in the context of tefillot (and shiurim as well).
What does דשלהי stand for:
For example:
להחזיק ביד לומדי התורה ולחזק הני ברכי דרבנן דשלהי . . . נתינה זו הנזכרת בכתוב ...
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Is there a feminine equivalent of Zt"l? [duplicate]
Inspired by this question, I am wondering:
Is zt"l -- זצ“ל, zatzal = zecher tzadik livracha "May the memory of this tzaddik be a blessing" -- ever used for tzadkaniyot, righteous females? Or else is ...
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How to write Sheyichye in short in english [closed]
I know that in Hebrew it is written שי'.
How should I write it in English letters in short so that people will understand it?
Maybe she' or shi'?
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What do the letters of Teshuvah stand for?
I found online that Teshuvah stands for:
תמים תהיה עם ה' אלקיך
שויתי ה' לנגדי תמיד
ואהבת לרעך כמוך
בכל דרכיך דעהו
הצנע לכת עם אלוהיך
Is there any source for this?
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Rebbe Akiva's Name
I heard from someone that the name עקיבא stands for "יש קונה עולמו בשעה אחת."
1) Why is that?
2) What's the source for it?
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Acronym of Iyar
I read the following on page 141, in The Wisdom In The Hebrew Months:
The first letters of the last three words of this verse, אני י-ה-ו-ה רפאך, I am Hashem, your Healer, are an acronym for Iyar.
Is ...
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Meaning of the (Hebrew?) abbreviation Ka"H
I saw this on a frum forum:
It bothers me when my daughters keep hearing about their (ka"h) appearance,and no one talks
about character.
I had never seen this abbreviation before. Does anyone ...
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What did "נ ג ה ש" stand for before the Hanukkah miracle?
A well known reason we play dreidel on Hanukkah is this: Before the miracle of Hanukkah, when those who controlled the land severely restricted Torah study, Jewish children would gather to study Torah ...
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Wedding invitation Hebrew abbreviation
What do the letters ayin, bet, gimmel stand for between the groom's name and the bride's name on a Jewish, Hebrew wedding invitation? In the past, I've seen ayin, bet, lamed which I believe stands ...
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