Kei•nan
(Cainan)—great-grandson of Adam; in
Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:37.
Kei•ni
(Kenite, -s)
Ke•lach
(Calah)
Ke•na•‘an
(Canaan, Chanaan)—ancient name for the Land of
Israel used at Mt 15:22 to identify the origin of the
Gentile woman who approached Yeshua in the region of
Tzor and Tzidon, and twice in an historical setting
(Ac 7:11; 13:19); in the latter Sha’ul points
out that God gave Kena‘an to the people of
Israel as an inheritance. See more at Eretz-Yisra’el.
Ke•na•‘a•nah
(Chenaanah)
Ke•na•‘a•ni,
-nim (Canaanite, -s)
Ke•na•‘a•nit
(Canaanite woman)
Ke•nan
Ke•naz
Ke•ni
(Kenite)
Ke•ren-Ha•pukh
(Keren-happuch)
Ke•ros
ke•ruv
(cherub)—see glossary entry at the plural, k’ru•vim.
Ke•sed
(Chesed)
Ke•ve
Ke•veh
(Kue)
K’far-Ha•‘a•mo•nah
(Cephar-ammonah)
K’far-Na•chum
(Capernaum)—town on northwest shore of Lake
Kinneret where Yeshua did much of his ministry. The
name means "village of Nahum." Mt 4:13+.
K’fi•rah
(Chephirah)
K’•hat
(Kohath)
K’•ha•ti,
-tim (Kohathite, -s)
K’•he•lah
(Kehelathah)
Khim•ham
(Chimham)
Ki•don
(Chidon)
Kid•ron
(Cedron)—valley east of the Old City of
Yerushalayim, separating it from the Mount of Olives.
Yn 18:1.
Kil•’av
(Chileab)
Kil•mad
(Chilmad)
Kil•yon
(Chilion)
Kim•ham
(Chimham)
Ki•nah
Ki•nim
(Kenites)
Kin•ne•ret,
Lake—modern Israel’s name for the Sea of
Galilee. The name or a variant is found seven times
in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 34:11, where
it is rendered in most English versions as
"Chinnereth." Mt 4:18+.
Kin•n’•rot
(Chinneroth)
Kir
Kir-Ha•re•set
(Kir-hareseth)
Kir-He•res
Kir•yat-Ar•ba
(Kirjath-arba)
Kir•yat-‘A•rim
(Kirjath-arim)
Kir•ya•ta•yim
(Kirjathaim)
Kir•yat-Ba•‘al
(Kirjath-baal)
Kir•yat-Hu•tzot
(Kirjath-huzoth)
Kir•yat-San•na
(Kirjath-sannah)
Kir•yat-Se•fer
(Kirjath-sepher)
Kir•yat-Ye•‘a•rim
(Kirjath-jearim)
Kish—father of
Israel’s first king, Sha’ul. Ac 13:21.
Ki•shi
Ki•shon
Kish•yon
(Kishion)
Kis•lev (Chisleu)
Kis•lon
(Chislon)
Kis•lot-Ta•vor
(Chisloth-tabor)
Ki Ta•vo—Parashah
50; Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8(9)
Ki Te•tze—Parashah
49; Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19
Ki Tis•sa—Parashah
21; Exodus 30:11–34:35
Kit•lish
(Kithlish)
Kit•ron
Kit•ti•’im
(Kittim)
Kit•tim
Kiv•rot-Ha-Ta•’a•vah
(Kibroth-hattaavah)
Kiv•tza•yim
(Kibzaim)
Ki•yun
(Chiun)
K’•lal
(Chelal)
K’li•ta (Kelita)
K’lo•fah
(Clopas, Cleopas, Cleophas)—Yeshua’s
uncle-by-marriage Yn 19:25.
K’•luv
(Chelub)
K’lu•vai (Chelubai)
K’•mosh
(Chemosh)
K’mu•’el
(Kemuel)
K’na•ni
(Chenani)
K’nan•yah,
-ya•hu (Chenaniah)
K’•nat
(Kenath)
K’•naz
(Kenaz)
K’ni•zi
(Kenizzite)
Ko•a
Ko-he-let—preacher
Kol-Ho•zeh
(Colhozeh)
Ko•la•yah
(Kolaiah)
Ko•nan•yah,
-ya•hu (Cononiah)
Ko•ni•ya•hu
(Coniah)
Ko•rach
(Korah, Core)—Levite who led rebellion against
Moshe in the desert; God punished Korach by having
the earth swallow him alive (Numbers 16; 26). Yd 11.
Ko
•rach—Parashah 38; Numbers
16:1–18:32
Kor-‘A•shan
(Corashan)
Ko•ra•zin
(Chorazin)—city on the shore of Lake Kinneret
two miles north of K’far-Nachum. Mt 11:21+.
kor•ban
(corban)—sacrifice, i.e., an animal sacrifice,
but Mark says it means "a gift to God." Mk
7:11.
Kor•chi,
-chim (Korathite, -s; Korhite, -s)
Ko•re
(Core)
Ko•resh
(Cyrus)
Ko•sam
(Cosam)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:28.
Kotz (Coz)
Koz•bi (Cozbi)
Ko•ze•va
(Cozeba)
K’•ran
(Cheran)
K’ri•ot
(Kerioth)—town about twenty miles south of
Yerushalayim. Home of Judas Iscariot (Y’hudah
from K’riot; see glossary entry). Mt 10:4+.
k’ru•vim
(cherubim, cherubims)—Heavenly creatures
(angels) who guarded the way to the Tree of Life in
Gan-‘Eden (Genesis 3:24), were described by
Ezekiel as having four faces and four wings (Ezekiel
10:20–21), and were ridden by God (Psalm
18:11(10)); compare the "living beings" of
Rv 4:6ff. The term also refers to the gold-overlaid
wooden images of same, constructed in obedience to
God’s command, which overshadowed the ark of the
covenant in the tabernacle and in the temple. MJ 9:5.
K’•sa•lon
(Chesalon)
K’•sil
(Chesil)
K’su•lot
(Chesulloth)
K’tu•rah
(Keturah)
K’tu•vim—Writings,
the third of the three parts of the Tanakh
(see glossary entry), consisting of the books of
Psalms, Proverbs, Job, the Five Scrolls (Song of
Songs, Ruth, Esther, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes),
Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles.
K’tzi•‘ah
(Kezia)
Kuf
(Qoph)—19th letter of Hebrew alphabet
Kun (Chun)
Kush (Cun)
Ku•shan
(Cushan)
Ku•shan-Rish•‘a•ta•yim
(Cushan-rishathaim)
Ku•sha•ya•hu
(Kushaiah)
Ku•shi
(Cushi, Cushite)
Ku•tah
(Cuthah)
Kuv (Chub)
Ku•za
(Chuza) [A]—Herod’s finance minister. The
name means "little jug." Lk 8:3.
K’•var (Chebar)
kvetch
•ing [Y]—complaining, fretting,
whining. Pp 2:14.
K’•ziv
(Chezib)
La•‘a•dah
Lab•ben
Lach•mas
(Lahmam)
Lach•mi
(Lahmi)
La‘•dan
(Laadan)
La•’el
La•had
La•khish
(Lachish)
La•kum
La
•med (Lamedh)—12th letter of Hebrew
alphabet
La•pi•dot
(Lapidoth)
La•van
(Laban)
La•yish
(Laish)
Le•’ah
Le•chi
(Lehi)
Lekh
L’•kha—Parashah 3;
Genesis 12:1–17:27
Le•mekh
(Lamech)—father of Noach; in Messianic
genealogy. Lk 3:36.
Le•sha
(Lasha)
Le•shem
Lev-Ka•mai
Le•vi
(Levite), pl. L’vi’im—Temple
worker. The Torah prescribes that the
descendents of Levi would be priests and Levites. Lk
10:32+.
Le•vi—(1)
Third son of the Patriarch Ya‘akov. MJ 7:5+. (2)
The tribe of Israel descended from him. Rv 7:7.
(3–4) Two ancestors of Yeshua. Lk 3:24, 29. (5)
A disciple of Yeshua also known as Mattityahu. Mk
2:14+.
Le•vi
ben-Chal•fai—Levi, the son of
Alpheus; same as Levi #5 above. Mk 2:14+.
Le•vo•nah
(Lebonah)
L’•ha•vim
(Lehabim)
Lid•vir
(Debir)
Lik’•chi
(Likhi)
Li•lit (Lilith)
Liv•nah
(Libnah)
Liv•ni
(Libni)
Liv•ya•tan
(Leviathan)
L’mu•’el
(Lemuel)
Lo-‘Am•mi
Lod
Lo-D’•var
(Lo-debar)
Lo-Ru•cha•mah
(Lo-ruhamah)
Lot—Avraham’s
nephew, saved from God’s destruction of
S’dom. Lk 17:28+.
Lo•tan
L’•tu•shim
(Letushim)
Lu•chit
(Luhith)
Lud (Lod,
Lydda)—town in the plain northwest of
Yerushalayim and east of what is now Tel Aviv and
Yafo, near Ben-Gurion International Airport. Ac
9:32ff.
Lu•dim
L•’u•mim
(Leummim)
Lu•vim
(Lubim)
Luz
L’•va•nah
(Lebanah)
L’•va•non
(Lebanon)
L’•va•’ot
(Lebaoth)
L’•vi•’im
(Levites)—see Levi glossary entry.
Ma•‘a•dai
Ma•‘a•di•yah
(Maadiah)
Ma•‘ai
Ma•‘a•khah
(Maachah, Maacah)
Ma•‘a•khat
(Maacat)
Ma•‘a•kha•ti
(Maachathite)
Ma•‘a•lei-A•du•mim
(the ascent to Adummim)
Ma•‘a•rat
(Maarath)
Ma•‘a•reh-Ge•va
(Maareh-geba)
Ma•‘a•sai
(Maasiai)
Ma•‘a•sei•yah
, -ya•hu (Maaseiah)
Ma•‘atz
(Maaz)
Ma•‘az•yah,
-ya•hu (Maaziah)
Ma•cha•lat
(Mahalath)
ma•cha•lat—a
musical instruction
Ma•cha•na•yim
(Mahanaim)
Ma•cha•neh-Dan
(Mahaneh-dan)
Ma•chat
(Maath)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:26.
Ma•cha•vim
(Mahavites)
Ma•ch•be•nah
ma
•cher [Y]—literally, "doer,
maker." Someone zealous and active in a group, a
"big wheel," but often with overtones of
self-importance, hence a person who "throws his
weight around," has "connections," is
an "operator" or "fixer." 1K 5:3.
Ma•chir
Mach•lah
(Mahlah)
Mach•li (Mahli)
Mach•lon
(Mahlon)
Ma•chol
(Mahol)
Mach•se•yah
(Mahseiah)
Mach•zi•’ot
(Mahazioth)
Ma•dai
Mad•ma•nah
(Madmannah)
Mad•mein
(Madmen)
Mad•me•nah
Ma•don
Maf•tir—last
few verses of Torah portion, read by Haftarah-reader
before reading the Haftarah in the synagogue.
Ma•ga•dan—town
on Lake Kinneret, perhaps same as Magdala. Mt 15:39.
Mag•bish
Mag•da•la—town
on Lake Kinneret, home of Mary Magdalene (see Miryam
of Magdala). Mt 27:56+.
Mag•di•’el
Ma•gog—Place
from which Gog arises to make war against God’s
people (Ezekiel 38–39). Rv 20:8.
Ma•gor-Mis•sa•viv
(Magor-missabib)
Mag•pi•‘ash
Ma•ha•lal•’el
(Mahalaleel, Maleleel)—between Adam and Noach in
Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:37.
Ma•her
Sha•lal Hash Baz
Mah•rai
(Mahari)
Ma•katz
(Makaz)
Makh•ba•nai
(Machbanai)
Mak’•he•lot
(Makheloth)
Ma•khi (Machi)
Ma•khir
(Machir)
Ma•khi•ri
(Machirite)
Makh•nad•bai
(Machnadebai)
Makh•pe•lah
(Machpelah)
Mak•ke•dah
Mal•’ah
(Melea)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:31.
Mal•’a•khi
(Malachi)
Mal•kam
(Malcham)
Mal•ki
(Melchi)—two figures in Messianic genealogy. Lk
3:24, 28.
Mal•ki•’el
(Malchiel)
Mal•ki•’e•li
(Malchielite)
Mal•ki•ram
(Malchiram)
Mal•ki•shu•a
(Malchishua)
Mal•ki-Tze•dek
(Melchizedek, Melchisedec)–priest of El
‘Elyon ("the Most High God"), to
whom Avraham avinu gave a tenth of the battle
spoil (Genesis 14:18–20). In Psalm 110:4 he
becomes the model for a new priesthood. The literal
meaning of the name is, "My king is
righteousness." MJ 5:6+.
Mal•ki•yah,
-ya•hu (Malchiah)
Ma•lo•ti
(Mallothi)
Ma•lukh
(Malluch)
Mam•re
mam•zer—technically,
the offspring of a sexual relationship between
persons forbidden by the Torah to marry each
other (e.g., uncle and niece), but usually
translated "bastard." Like that word, it
can be used as a strong insult. Yn 9:34; MJ 12:8.
man
(manna)—bread God gave the people of Israel as
they wandered forty years in the desert, named from
the question they asked, "Man hu? [What
is it?]"
Ma•na•chat
(Manahath)
Ma•na•cha•ti
(Manahathite)
Ma•nah
(Menna, Menan)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:31.
ma•neh,
pl. ma•nim—sum of
money, 100 denarii (see glossary entry), about three
months’ wages for an average worker. Usually
rendered "pound." Lk 19:12 ff.
Ma•no•ach
(Manoah)
Ma•‘okh
(Maoch)
Ma•‘on
Ma•rah
Mar•‘a•lah
Ma•ra•na,
ta! (Maranatha!) [A]—"Our
Lord, come!"—1C 16:22.
Ma•re•shah
ma•ror—bitter
herbs, prescribed for the seder at Pesach
(see glossary entries).
Ma•rot
(Maroth)
Mars•na (Marsena)
Mar•ta
(Martha) [A]—sister of Miryam #6 and
El‘azar. The name means "lady." The
masculine equivalent, mar
("lord"—see above, Marana, ta!)
is used in modern Hebrew as the equivalent of English
"Mr." Lk 10:38+.
Ma•sa
(Massa)
Ma•sa•
‘ei—Parashah 43; Numbers
33:1–36:13
Mash
Ma•shal
Ma•shi•ach
(Messiah, Christ)—literally,
"anointed," "an anointed one."
Transliterated into English as "Messiah."
Equivalent to Greek christos, which also means
"anointed" and comes into English as
"Christ." In the Tanakh, kings and cohanim
were ordained by being anointed with olive oil
(Exodus 30:30; 1 Samuel 15:1; Psalm 133). The CJB
uses "Mashiach" to render Greek messias,
which appears only twice (Yn 1:41; 4:25), and in four
dramatic passages to render christos: Mt
16:16; Mk 8:29; 14:61; Lk 9:20.
mas•kil
— an instructional poem.
Mas•re•kah
Mas•sa
Mas•sah
Ma•tan•yah,
-ya•hu (Mattaniah)
Ma•ta•tah
(Mattatha)
Mat•nai
(Mattenai)
Mat•red
Mat•ri
Mat•tan
(Matthan)—in Messianic genealogy. Mt 1:15.
Mat•ta•nah
Mat•tan•yah,
-ya•hu (Mattaniah)
Mat•tat
(Matthat)—two figures in Messianic genealogy. Lk
3:24, 29.
Mat•ta•tah
(Mattatha)—in Messianic genealogy. Lk 3:31.
Mat•tit•yah,
-ya•hu (Matthew, Matthias,
Mattathias)—(1) One of Yeshua’s twelve talmidim,
author of one of the Gospels, also known as Levi (Mt
9:9+); usually rendered in English as
"Matthew." (2) The twelfth emissary of
Yeshua, replacing Y’hudah from K’riot (Ac
1:23, 26); usually rendered in English as
"Matthias." (3–4) Two figures in
Messianic genealogy (Lk 3:25, 26); usually rendered
in English as "Mattathias."
Mat•tot—Parashah
42; Numbers 30:2(1)– 32:42
ma•tzah—unleavened
bread. Plural ma•tzot. The
"first day for matzah" would be the
day on which, when evening comes, the Seder is
held.
M’•chi•da
(Mehida)
M’•chir (Mehir)
m’chi•tzah—divider
which separates people into two groups, e.g.,
the partition separating men from women in an
Orthodox synagogue. At Ep 2:14 it refers at least
metaphorically to the fence which separates the inner
parts of the Temple, where only Jews could enter,
from the Court of the Gentiles. This m’chitzah,
also called a soreg, was a stone partition
about five feet high.
Me•cho•la•ti
(Meholathite)
Me•chu•ya•’el
(Mehujael)
Me•dad
Me•dan
Me•‘a•rah
Me•fa•‘at
(Mephaath)
Me•gid•do*—see
glossary entry at Har Megiddo.
Me•hu•man
Mei-Za•hav
(Mezahab)
Meid•va
(Medeba)
Mei•shakh
(Meshach)
Me•’u•nim
Me•lekh
(Malchus, Melech)—slave of Kayafa the cohen
gadol, the Hebrew word means "king." Yn
18:10.
Mem—13th
letter of Hebrew alphabet
Me•mu•khan
(Memucan)
Me•na•chem*
(Manaen)—"who had been brought up with
Herod the governor." The name means
"comforter." Ac 13:1.
