What does Bechukotai mean in hebrew?
by my decrees
Bechukotai, Bechukosai, or B’hukkothai (בְּחֻקֹּתַי bəḥuqqōṯay — Hebrew for “by my decrees,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 33rd weekly Torah portion ( פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th and last in the Book of Leviticus.
What is the Haftarah portion?
The haftarah or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) haftorah (alt. haphtara, Hebrew: הפטרה) “parting,” “taking leave”, (plural form: haftarot or haftoros) is a series of selections from the books of Nevi’im (“Prophets”) of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) that is publicly read in synagogue as part of Jewish religious practice.
What does Chok mean in Hebrew?
A chok is a law. It is related to the word chakak, that means to engrave in stone, which in ancient times was how one promulgated laws. Chok also means boundary, as in Proverbs (8:29), “When He assigned the sea its limits [chuko].”
What’s the longest haftarah?
song of the sea
The song of the sea is sometimes known as the Shirah (song) in some western Jewish synagogues. The haftarah for Beshalach tells the story of Deborah. At 52 verses, it is the longest haftarah.
What Is a chook?
The word is chook which is slang for a chicken. In another sense, it’s actually an English word, one that was taken to Australia and New Zealand by emigrants. Back in the sixteenth century chuck was a familiar endearment.
What is Chukim?
chukim – mitzvot that humans cannot understand, for example many of the kashrut food laws. mishpatim – mitzvot that humans can understand, for example mitzvot from the Ten Commandments such as ‘do not commit murder’
What is the longest Haftarah?
The song of the sea
Is Chook a bad word?
I’m told that in Liverpool a chucky egg can be a soft-boiled egg mashed up with butter, and chook can be a general word for food and also a mildly insulting term for an old woman.