
Some are very similar in both meaning and sound.

Some are different both in meaning and sound. Some sound the same, but have different meanings. Some are synonymous in meaning, but sound differently. There are hundreds of Ketiv/Qere pairs in the Masoretic text. In short, Ketiv refers to the actual text of Scripture, and Qere refers to a scribal margin note. The Masorah indicates when to omit reading a word that is written and substitute it with what is read. Qere ukhetiv therefore refers to these variants. what to use instead when reading the text aloud). what should be copied to preserve accuracy), and "Qere" basically means "to be read" (ie. "Ketiv" basically means "to be written" (ie. The margin note is called the "Qere" (pronounced "ke-RAY"), and the actual text is called the "Ketiv" (pronounced "keh-TEEV"). Whenever a scribe felt that the text he was copying was not right, he would not change the text he was copying, but instead wrote a note in the margin. (ke-RAY oo-khe-TEEV) Qere means "what is to be read" and refers to a margin note in the Masoretic text. Sanctification holiness The Kedushah is also a prayer (requiring a minyan) that repeats the "Holy, Holy, Holy." verses in the Tanakh. There are more than 30,000 Karaites (Qaraite) in Israel and 10,000 to 20,000 in Russia, USA, and Europe. Karaism in time evolved its own common law, with variations from the main tradition. A movement arising in the eighth century which denied the authenticity and therefore the force of the common law in the Talmud and its subsequent rabbinic jurists. A devotee of the written law, from kara, the reading, which means the Torah. Karaite Karaism Member of a Jewish sect that rejects Rabbinical / Talmudic interpretation of the Tanakh. Qamets (Long) vowel of the "A-Class" with a sound of "ah." Assembly Community Congregation the construct form is kehillat, as in Kehillat Israel. To sanctify the Name of God by noble deeds or by martyrdom.

Kaddish means "May His Great Name be Sanctified." Traditionally a minyan is required for Kaddish. Versions of the Kaddish are also said at transitions in the prayer service, but are not used as prayers for the deceased. This prayer is said for members of one's immediate family. An Aramaic prayer recited for the deceased, up to a year following the burial, on the anniversary of the death, and at some memorial services. Kaddish Doxology glorifying God's Name prayer said for the dead. Kadashim Holy things consecrated things sacrifices. Also the opening service on Friday evening preceding the Ma'ariv service.

A special ritual designed to welcome Shabbat that sometimes involves special preparations, most of which included the theme that Shabbat was the Bride of Israel and the Shekhinah comes to the Jewish community during Shabbat.

Rabbi Isaac Luria substitutes the sefirah Keter with Da'at (knowledge), which is then said to be the mystical state of unity of the 10 Sephirot, sometimes called the Tree of Life). Malkhut - Kingdom physical revelation in space-time.Yesod - Foundation 1st principles of human knowledge.Binah - Understanding revelation as outworking of love.Chochmah - Wisdom Yesh me'ayin - being from nothingness (ex nihilo).Keter - Crown Divine Plan God's Self-Consciousness.These channels are called the Ten Sefirot or Ten Divine Emanations which are the basic terms and concepts of the inner wisdom of the Torah which is called Kabbalah. In the process of creation an intermediate stage was emanated from God's infinite light to create what we experience as finite reality. sefirot) is a channel of divine energy or life-force. Through these emanations God sustains and rules the universe, and it is by influencing them that humans cause God to send to Earth forces of compassion (masculine, right side) or judgment (feminine, left side).Ī sefirah (pl. The Jewish mystical doctrine is distinguished by its theory of ten creative forces (Ten Sefirot) that intervene between the infinite, unknowable God (Ein Sof) and the created world. "Reception Acceptance." The Kabbalah codifies Jewish mystical teachings from the 13th century and therefore is mainly a Jewish variety of occultic medievalism, though it has roots back in the writings of Simeon bar Yochai (2nd century AD). If you do not find the word you are looking for, please check under the letter K.) (Note: because of common English transliteration conventions, there is some duplication between "Q" entries and " K" entries.
