E — The Judaism dictionary · page 21 2 3 4encounterTo encounter means to meet someone or something, often by chance or unexpectedly.15 sentencesencourageTo encourage someone is to give them hope, confidence or support so they keep trying.22 sentencesencouraginglyIn a way that gives courage and hope.4 sentencesencyclopaediaA book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetic…9 sentencesendThe end is the last part of something, like the end of a story or a day.25 sentencesendangerTo put someone or something in danger; to make harm likely.8 sentencesendangeredAn endangered animal or plant is one that may soon die out completely because very few are left.11 sentencesendeavorTo endeavor is to try hard to do something.11 sentencesendeavourA serious effort or attempt to do something: «a new endeavour».12 sentencesendingAn ending is the last part of a story, film or song.13 sentencesendlessEndless means without an end, going on for ever.12 sentencesendowedIf a person is endowed with something, they naturally have a good quality or ability: «endowed with great patience».13 sentencesendueTo give someone a quality or gift, such as skill or understanding.2 sentencesendureTo endure is to bear or suffer something hard or painful without giving up.16 sentencesenemyAn enemy is a person who hates you or wants to harm you, or someone you fight against.24 sentencesenergyThe strength and liveliness to be active.14 sentencesenfeebleTo enfeeble someone is to make them weak, so they lose their strength.5 sentencesengageTo take part or get involved in something: «engage in a discussion».16 sentencesengineAn engine is a machine that burns fuel or uses power to make something move, like a car, train or plane.17 sentencesenglishEnglish is a language, the one you are reading now. It is spoken in many countries, like the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand a…20 sentencesengraveTo cut letters or designs into a hard surface like stone or metal.9 sentencesengravedCut or carved into a hard surface such as metal, stone, glass or wood: «His name was engraved on the cup.».14 sentencesengraverA person who cuts designs or letters into stone, metal, or wood.3 sentencesengravingA picture made by cutting lines into a metal plate or block of wood, then covering it with ink and pressing paper onto it to print the pic…19 sentencesenigmaAn enigma is a puzzle or a mystery that is hard to understand.5 sentencesenigmaticMysterious and hard to understand.3 sentencesenjoinTo enjoin someone to do something is to order or strongly urge them to do it.11 sentencesenjoyTo enjoy something means to like doing it or to get pleasure from it.18 sentencesenlargeTo enlarge something is to make it bigger.21 sentencesenlargedMade bigger: an enlarged photo.17 sentencesenlargementThe act of making something bigger.12 sentencesenlightenTo give someone knowledge or understanding.3 sentencesenlightenedEnlightened means having understanding and wisdom about something.6 sentencesenlighteningGiving light or understanding.3 sentencesenmityA feeling of hate or strong dislike between people or groups; being enemies.17 sentencesenormityA very great wickedness or crime.3 sentencesenoughEnough means as much as you need or want. If you have enough money, you can buy it.24 sentencesenquireTo ask someone for information: «enquire about train times».10 sentencesenrichTo make something better, fuller or more interesting by adding something good to it.17 sentencesensignA flag or banner that shows who a group or army belongs to.8 sentencesensnareTo ensnare an animal is to catch it in a snare or trap.13 sentencesensureTo ensure means to make certain that something happens or is true.14 sentencesentangleTo catch something in a tangle of string, net, rope, hair or wire so it cannot get free.14 sentencesentangledCaught and twisted up in string, rope, nets, hair or plants so it cannot move freely.13 sentencesenterTo enter means to go or come into a place.25 sentencesenterpriseA business or company.12 sentencesenthroneTo place a king on a throne, or to treat someone as ruler.6 sentencesenticeTo entice someone is to get them to come or do something by offering them something nice or tempting.12 sentencesentireWhole; with every part included (the entire class, the entire day).13 sentencesentirelyEntirely means completely, totally, in every way.12 sentencesentitledIf you are entitled to something, you have a right to have it or do it.17 sentencesentityAn entity is something that exists as a separate, single thing with its own identity, such as a company, a country or a living being.15 sentencesentranceAn entrance is a door, gate or opening where you go into a place.22 sentencesentrapTo entrap someone or something is to catch them in a trap.11 sentencesentreatTo entreat someone is to beg them earnestly to do something; it is stronger than asking.17 sentencesentreatyAn entreaty is a strong, urgent request, a begging for something.7 sentencesentrenchedFixed in a strong position, or protected with ditches or walls.3 sentencesentryAn entry is a way in, like a door or gate, or the act of going in.15 sentencesenvelopTo envelop something is to cover or wrap it all round so that it cannot be seen clearly.6 sentencesenvelopeAn envelope is a flat paper cover in which you put a letter or card before posting it.11 sentencesenviousWanting something that someone else has, and feeling unhappy or annoyed that you do not have it; jealous.13 sentencesenvironsThe area all around a place.3 sentencesenvisionTo envision something is to imagine it or picture it in your mind, especially something in the future.10 sentencesenvyEnvy is the unhappy feeling of wanting something that someone else has, like their toys, skills or luck.18 sentencesephahAn ancient Hebrew measure for dry things like flour or grain, about a bushel or a little less. It is also a man's name.12 sentencesequalEqual means the same in size, number or amount: equal groups.30 sentencesequalizeTo make things the same or balanced.8 sentencesequalizerSomething that balances or makes two sides equal.1 sentencesequilibriumEquilibrium is a state of balance in which opposite forces or amounts are equal, so nothing changes.17 sentencesequipoiseA state of balance, where weights or forces are equal.5 sentencesequityEquity is fairness: treating people so each has what they need for a fair chance, not just exactly the same.16 sentencesequivalentEquivalent means equal in value, amount, meaning or importance.16 sentenceser«Er» is a sound people make when they are not sure what to say or are thinking, like «um»: «It's, er, somewhere here.».27 sentenceseraAn era is a long period of history with special features or events, like the Victorian era.15 sentenceseraseTo rub out writing or marks, for example with a rubber or an eraser.14 sentenceserectTo erect something is to build it or put it up, like a tent, a fence or a statue.13 sentenceserrTo make a mistake or be wrong: «To err is human».17 sentenceserrandAn errand is a short trip to do a small job, like buying something, delivering something or taking a message.19 sentenceserroneousErroneous means wrong or containing a mistake.9 sentenceserroneouslyWrongly; by mistake; in a way that is not correct.9 sentenceserrorAn error is a mistake, something done wrongly.21 sentenceserstAn old word meaning formerly or at first. In the text it is a German word meaning only or not until.4 sentenceseruditeHaving great learning, gained from long study and wide reading; said of a clever person or of a serious, well-researched book.4 sentenceses«Es» means «is» in Spanish: «es grande» means «it is big».15 sentencesescapeTo escape means to get away from a place where you are kept, or from danger.24 sentencesesophagusThe tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach; the gullet.3 sentencesesotericUnderstood by only a few people who have special knowledge, and kept secret.3 sentencesespeciallyEspecially means more than usual, or more than others; particularly.15 sentencesespousalBetrothal, the promise to marry, or a wedding.3 sentencesespouseTo take up a cause and support it warmly, often as your own.11 sentencesessayAn essay is a short piece of writing on one subject, written by a pupil or a writer.16 sentencesessenceThe most important part or real nature of a thing, which makes it what it is.11 sentencesessentialSomething essential is completely necessary; you cannot manage without it.17 sentencesessentiallyEssentially means basically, in the most important way, when you leave out small details.9 sentencesest«Est» means «is» in French: «il est content» is «he is happy»; the «s» and «t» are silent, so it sounds like «eh».23 sentencesestablishTo establish something is to start or set it up so that it lasts, such as a school, a business or a rule.22 sentencesestablishedSet up and existing for a long time, so accepted and trusted.23 sentencesestablishmentAn establishment is a business, organisation or place such as a shop, restaurant, school or hotel.12 sentencesestateAn estate is a large area of land in the country, often with a big house, owned by one person or family.18 sentencesesteemEsteem is great respect and good opinion of someone.14 sentences1 2 3 4This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/page/2/