Expressions (A–Z)
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Scions of saints (holy men)
A term for descendants of holy men and rabbis.
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Scoundrel / rascal / villain / wrongdoer
A wicked man; a term for someone who commits a severe wrongful act or an immoral...
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Scouring/ rinsing (in hot water, especially of the cleaning of vessels on the eve of Passover)
Koshering utensils for Passover. Removing all traces of vinegar from cooking ute...
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scrambled egg / (to beat up eggs)
An egg in which the yolk and the white have been mixed.
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Scratch one's head
By metaphor: to ponder or to be perplexed about something.
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Screen Time
Time of broadcasting on television
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Scribal error/ error in a book/ writer's mistake/ copying error
A technical error in writing. A typing error in a book or a typed document (a sc...
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Scroll Type / STaM Letters
Letters written in this script/font, as used in a Torah scroll, tefillin, and me...
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Scrolls are burned and letters fly away
Despite the burning of the books, the ideas contained within them remain alive....
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Sea of Death
A nickname for the Dead Sea, in which no fish live.
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