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This is a list of Hebrew acronyms.

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Organisations

• Tzahal – Israel Defense Forces (Tzva HaHagana LeYisrael)
• Shabak – Shin Bet (Sherut Bitahon Klali)

People

• אברהם אבינו, א"א (Avraham Avinu) - "our forefather Abraham"
• אדמו"ר הזקן, אדה"ז (Admor HaZakein) - "Our Elder Master, Teacher and Rebbe," Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, first leader of Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidism
• בעל שם טוב, בעש"ט (Besht) - "Good Master of the Name," Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov
• גאון רבינו אליהו, גר"א (Gra) - "The Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu ," also known as the Vilna Gaon. Great Talmudical scholar and Halachic decisor of Ashkenazic Jewry
• האדון/האלהי/האשכנזי/אדוננו רבי יצחק ז"ל, האר"י/האריז"ל (HaArizal, also HaAri) - Rabbi Yitzchak ben Shlomo Luria; lit. "The Lion" (abbr.); lit. "The Master/G-dly/Ashkenazi/Our Master Rabbi Yitzchak of blessed memory" (in full). Major elucidator of Kabbalah
• חכמינו זכרונם לברכה, חז"ל (Chazal) - "Our Sages, of blessed memory." (This term refers to Jewish sages of previous generations; see also Razal, רז"ל)
• מורינו הרב ליואי/ליוא/ליווא, מהר"ל (Maharal) - "Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew ". A great commentator on the Torah, Talmudic scholar and Kabbalist
• מאיר לייבוש בן יחיאל מיכל, מלבי"ם (Malbim) - " Meir Leibush ben Yechiel Michel ," Russian commentator on the Torah
• צמח צדק, צ"צ ("Tzemach Tzedek") - Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the third Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch
• רבינו הקדוש, רבה"ק (Rabeinu HaKadosh) - "Our Holy Rabbi," Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi, compiler of the Mishna
• רבותינו זכרונם לברכה, רז"ל (Razal) - "Our Rabbis, of blessed memory." (This term refers to Jewish sages of previous generations, see also Chazal, חז"ל)
• רבי יוסף יצחק, ריי"ץ (Rayatz) - "Rebbe Yosef Yitzchok ," sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch
• רב חיים ויטאל, רח"ו ("Rav Chaim Vital") - kabbalist and student of the Arizal
• ריש לקיש, ר"ל ("Reish Lakish") - an Amora of the Talmud
• רבי משה בן מימון, רמב"ם (Rambam) - "Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon," also known as Maimonides. Compiler of the Sefer HaMitzvot and the Mishneh Torah
• רבי משה בן נחמן, רמב"ן (Ramban) - "Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman," also known as Nahmanides. Kabbalist and commentator on the Torah
• רבי שמואל בן מאיר, רשב"ם (Rashbam) - "Rabbi Shmuel ben Meir." Talmudist and commentator on the Tanach
• רבי שלמה יצחקי, רש"י (Rashi) - "Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki," commentator on the Torah par excellence

Names of God

• אור אין סוף, אוא"ס (Or Ein Sof)- (Kabbalah) "The Light of the Infinite One," indicating an "emanation" of the Infinite One
• 'אלקי (Elokim) - "G-d," indicates severity, judgement and (in Kabbalah) tzimtzum
• אין סוף, א"ס (Ein Sof) - (Kabbalah) "The One Who Has No End," the Infinite One
• ברוך הוא, ב"ה (Baruch Hu) - "may He be blessed," usually appended to one of the Divine names
• 'השם, ה (Hashem) - "G-d," lit. the Name
• 'הוי (Havayeh) - (Kabbalah) "G-d," (a rearrangement of the letters indicating) the Tetragrammaton, indicating kindness, mercy and revelation
• הקדוש ברוך הוא, הקב"ה (HaKadosh Baruch Hu) - "The Holy One, blessed be He"
• רבונו של עולם, רבש"ע (Ribono Shel Olam) - "Master of the World"

Honorifics

• אדוננו מורנו ורבינו, אדמו"ר (Admor) - "Our Master, Teacher and Rebbe" (for Chassidic rebbes, used alone or prepended to the name)
• זכרונו יגן עלינו, זי"ע (Ziya) - "may his memory protect us" (appended to a name)
• זכרונו/זכרונם לברכה, ז"ל (Zal) - "of blessed memory," lit. his memory for blessing (appended to the name)
• זכר צדיק לברכה, זצ"ל (Zetsal) - "may the memory of a saint be for a blessing" (appended to a name)
• זכר קדוש לברכה, זק"ל (Zekal) - "may the memory of the holy be for a blessing" (used for saintly martyrs, appended to a name)
• כבוד קדושת, כ"ק (Kevod kedushat) - "His Honorable Holiness" (for Chassidic rebbes, prepended to Admor and then the name)
• מורינו ורבינו הרב, מוהר"ר (Moharar) - "Our Teacher and Rebbe, the Rabbi" (for Chassidic rebbes, prepended to the name)
• נשמתו בגנזי מרומים, נבג"מ (Nishmato BeGinzei Meromim) - "his soul is in the treasuries of Heaven" (appended to the name)
• נשמתו עדן, נ"ע (Nishmato Eiden) - "his soul is Eden" (appended to a name)
• עליו/עליה השלום, ע"ה (Alav/Aleha hashalom) - "peace be upon him/her" (appended to a name)
• שיזכה לימים טובים וארוכים, שליט"א (Shlita) - "may he merit good and long life" (appended to a name)

Places

• Natbag – Ben Gurion International Airport (Namal HaTeufa Ben Gurion)

Surnames

• Bogoraz, Ben ha-rav Zalman – "son of rabbi Zalman" (after Zalman Teitelbaum)
• Katz (Template:Lang-he), Kohen Tzedeq – "priest of righteousness"
• Marshak (Template:Lang-he), Morenu Rabbi Shmuel Kaidanover – "our teacher Rabbi Samuel Kaidanover" (after Aharon Shmuel ben Israel Kaidanover)
• Zak, Zera Qodesh – "holy seed" (from Isaiah 6:13)

Books

• אגרת הקדש, אגה"ק (Igeret HaKodesh) - "Holy Letter," a volume of the Tanya. Or, a treatise by the Ramban on marriage
• בבא בתרא, ב"ב ("Bava Batra") - a tractate of the Talmud
• זוהר הקודש, זה"ק (Zohar HaKodesh) - "the Holy Zohar," fundamental book of Kabbalah
• ספר מצות גדל, סמ"ג (Semag) - "The Great Book of Commandments," a codification of the 613 biblical commandments
• ספר של בינונים, סש"ב (Sefer shel Beinonim) - another name for the Tanya, also known as Likutei Amarim, lit. "The Book of the Intermediates"
• רעיא מהימנא, ר"מ (Ra'aya Mehemna) - a commentary on the Zohar, lit. The Faithful Servant
• שישה סדרים, ש"ס (Shas)- the Talmud, lit. "The Six Orders " with the accompanying Gemora
• שולחן ערוך, שו"ע (Shulchan Aruch) - the Code of Jewish Law, lit. (The Set Table)

Quotations and References

• "Amru razal," (Template:Lang-he) - the sages said
• "Beperek kama," (Template:Lang-he) - in the first chapter
• "Vegomra/Vegomer," (Template:Lang-he) - etcetera
• "Cheilek ," (Template:Lang-he) - part/volume/book
• "Chulu," (Template:Lang-he) - etcetera
• "Kemo shekatuv," (Template:Lang-he) - as it is written
• "Kemo sheyitba'er," (Template:Lang-he) - as will be explained
• "Kenal," (Template:Lang-he) - as mentioned above
• "Mah shekatuv," (Template:Lang-he) - that which was written
• "Sof perek ," (Template:Lang-he) - the end of chapter
• "Parshat," (Template:Lang-he) - the Torah portion
• "Pirush Rashi," (Template:Lang-he) - Rashi explains
• "Perek ," (Template:Lang-he) - chapter
• "Shene'emar," (Template:Lang-he) - as it says

Other

• "Ee efshar," (Template:Lang-he) - it is impossible, it would be impossible
• "Achar kach," (Template:Lang-he) - after this, afterwards
• "Amru/Amar lei/lah/lo," (Template:Lang-he) - he/they said to him/her
• "Beit din," (Template:Lang-he) - Jewish court, lit. house of judgement
• "Besiyata dishmaya," (Template:Lang-he) - with the help of Heaven (typically at the top right corner of a sheet of writing)
• "Gam kein," (Template:Lang-he) - as well, even though
• "Chas veshalom," (Template:Lang-he) - Heaven forbid, lit. compassion and peace
• "Yetzer hara," (Template:Lang-he) - the evil inclination
• "Yetzer (ha)tov," (Template:Lang-he) - the good inclination
• "Ki im," (Template:Lang-he) - unless
• "Kol shekein," (Template:Lang-he) - all the more so
• "Mitzvot/Mitzvat asei," (Template:Lang-he) - positive commandment, lit. a commandment "do"
• "Nekeiva," (Template:Lang-he) - female, feminine
• "Nikra," (Template:Lang-he) - it/he is called
• "Al zeh," (Template:Lang-he) - on this, regarding this, above this
• "Al yedei," (Template:Lang-he) - because of, through agency of, lit. by the hand of
• "Ad kan," (Template:Lang-he) - until this point, lit. until here
• "Al kach," (Template:Lang-he) - on this
• "Al kein," (Template:Lang-he) - therefore
• "Al karchach," (Template:Lang-he) - we are forced , perforce, lit. on your compulsion
• "Pirush," (Template:Lang-he) - which means, lit. the explanation
• "Kal vachomer," (Template:Lang-he) - all the more so, at least as much so, lit. insignificant and weighty
• "Rachamana litzlan," (Template:Lang-he) - Heaven forbid, lit. may the Merciful One spare us
• "She'im kein," (Template:Lang-he) - because if this were so
• "Tushlaba," (Template:Lang-he) - finished and complete with the help of the Creator of the World (appears at the end of a large work)

External links

• Common Hebrew Abbreviations

• Lists of abbreviations
• Acronyms
• Hebrew words and phrases