- high-flown Hebrew
- high-level Hebrew, sophisticated words in Hebrew, elegant Hebrew rhetoric
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZOHAR — (Heb. זֹהַר; (The Book of) Splendor ), the central work in the literature of the kabbalah . Introduction In some parts of the book the name Zohar is mentioned as the title of the work. It is also cited by the Spanish kabbalists under other names … Encyclopedia of Judaism
S. Yizhar — MKs Date of birth = 27 September 1916 Year of Aliyah = Date of death = 21 August 2006 Knesset(s) = 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. 5th, 6th Party = Rafi Former parties = Mapai Gov t roles = Yizhar Smilansky ( he. יזהר סמילנסקי, born 27 September 1916, died… … Wikipedia
Spanish literature — Introduction the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and… … Universalium
SHABBETAI ẒEVI — (1626–1676), the central figure of Shabbateanism, the messianic movement named after him. Background of the Movement Shabbateanism was the largest and most momentous messianic movement in Jewish history subsequent to the destruction of the Temple … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Infinitive — In grammar, infinitive is the name for certain verb forms that exist in many languages. In the usual (traditional) description of English, the infinitive of a verb is its basic form with or without the particle to: therefore, do and to do, be and … Wikipedia
Mendele Mocher Seforim — (Shalom Jacob Abramowitz) (1835–1917) Yiddish and Hebrew writer. Until the age of seventeen, Abramowitz received a traditional Jewish education in the yeshivot of Lithuania. He then spent a year in the company of a professional beggar,… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Religious symbolism in the United States military — Insignias (left to right) for Christian, Muslim and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains, 1998. (These were the only insignias in use at that time.) Religious symbolism in the United States military includes the … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium