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במהלך המחקר המשפחתי - ובעיקר בעת השימוש ברשת האינטרנט או בעת יצירת קשר עם קרובים מחו"ל - אנו נתקלים במונחים גנאולוגיים רבים באנגלית, חלקם מוכרים יותר וחלקם מוכרים פחות. טבלה זו נועדה לסייע בידינו לתרגם את המונחים הלועזיים לעברית.
A
| Ancestor | אב קדמון | A person from whom you are descended |
| Ancestor Chart | דו"ח אבות או תרשים אבות | Report or chart that shows a person and all of their ancestors in a graphical format |
| Ancestry | מוצא, יחוס, שושלת | The lineage of all the ancestors of a person, from parents backward on time |
| Ante | לפני בלטינית | Latin prefix meaning before, such as in ante-bellum South; The South before the war |
| Archive | גנזך ארכיון | Collection of public or corporate records; place where such records are kept |
B
| Banns | הודעת נישואין | Public announcement of intended marriage, usually read in church on three successive Sundays |
| Bequeath | מועבר בירושה | To give personal property to a person in a will. Noun: bequest |
| Birth Certificate | תעודת לידה | Documentation about one's birth |
C
| Cascading Pedigree Chart | תרשים שושלת מדורג | A series of pedigree charts that span multiple generations for an individual and then for each person in the last generation of the first chart |
| Census | מפקד תושבים | Official enumeration, listing or counting of citizens |
| Circa | תאריך משוער | About or approximately; usually referring to a date |
| Consanguinity | קרבת/קשר דם | Blood relationship |
| Consort | בעל או אישה בדר"כ אישתו של | A husband or (more commonly) a wife |
| Cousin | בן דוד | Child of a person's Aunt or Uncle; person with whom one shares a common ancestor (excluding one's direct ancestors and siblings); formerly used as a loose term for any close friend or relative. N.B. in many Native American societies the usage differs |
| Cousin German | בן דוד | First cousin |
D
| Daughter-in-Law | כלה, אשת הבן | Wife of one's son |
| Death Certificate | תעודת פטירה | Documentation of one's death |
| Deceased | נפטר מנוח | Dead |
| Decedent | נפטר (בחוק) | A deceased person |
| Descendant Chart | דו"ח צאצאים או תרשים צאצאים | Report or chart that shows a person and all of their descendants in a graphical format. As opposed to the Modified Register which is more of a narrative report |
E
| Emigrant | מהגר/יורד | A person leaving a country and moving (permanently) to another |
| Enumeration | ספירה רשימה | Listing or counting , such as a census |
| Epitaph | כתובת על מצבה | An inscription on or at a tomb or grave in memory of the one buried there |
| Et Al | לטינית ואחרים | Latin for "and others" |
| Et Ux | לטינית ואשתו | Latin for "and wife" |
| Executor | אפוטרופוס | One appointed in a will to carry out its provisions |
| Executrix | אפוטרופוסית | Feminine form of Executor |
F
| Father-in-law | חותן, חם, אבי האשה | Father of one's spouse |
G
| Gazetteer | אינדקס גאוגרפי | A geographical dictionary; a book giving names and descriptions of places usually in alphabetical order |
| Gedcom | פרוטוקול להעברת מידע גנאלוגי | An acronym for "GEnealogical Data COMmunication". A standard format created by the LDS Church that allows genealogical software programs to transfer data |
| Genealogy | חקר שושלות יוחסין | Study of family history and descent |
| Given Name | שם פרטי | Name given to a person at birth or baptism, one's first and middle names (in societies where the surname is inherited) |
| Great-Aunt | דודה דור שני (אחות הסב או סבה) | Sister of one's grandparent (also grand-aunt) |
| Great-Uncle | דוד דור שני | Brother of one's grandparent (also grand-uncle) |
| Guardian | אפוטרופוס | Person appointed to care for and manage property of a minor orphan or an adult incompetent of managing his own affairs |
H
| Half Brother/Half Sister | אח/ות חורג/ת | Child by another marriage of one's mother or father; the relationship of two people who have only one parent in common |
I
| Illegitimate | ממזר | Born to a mother who was not married (the law generally recognises the children of a married woman to be those of her husband) |
| Immigrant | מהגר | One moving (permanently) into a country from another |
| Infant | פעוט קטין | (in law) A person not of full age; a minor |
| Issue | צאצאים | Offspring; children; descendants; progeny |
L
| Late | שנפטר לאחרונה | Recently deceased; now deceased |
| Lineage | שושלת יוחסין | Ancestry; direct descent from a specific ancestor |
| Lineal | צאצא ישיר | Consisting of or being in as direct line of ancestry or descendants; descended in a direct line |
M
| Maiden Name | שם משפחה לפני הנישואין | A woman's last name or surname before she marries |
| Maternal | קרוב מצד האם | Related through one's mother; on one mother's side of the family |
| Migration | הגירה | The move from one area to another |
| Minor | קטין | One who is under legal age; not yet a adult; an infant |
| Mortality | תמותה | Death; death rate |
| Mother-in-Law | חותנת/ חמות | Mother of one's spouse |
N
| Namesake | אדם שנקרא ע"ש אחר, בעל אותו שם | Person named after another person |
| Necrology | רשימת מתים | Listing or record of persons who have died recently |
| Nee | מצרפתית-שם הנעורים של האישה | Born. Used to denote a woman's maiden name |
| Nephew | אחיין | Son of one's brother or sister |
| Niece | אחיינית | Daughter of one's brother or sister |
O
| Orphan | יתום | Person with one or both parents dead |
P
| Passenger List | רשימת נוסעים | A ships list of passengers, usually referring to those ships arriving in the from Europe |
| Paternal | קרוב מצד האב | Related through one's father; on one's father's side of the family |
| Pedigree | אילן יוחסין, שושלת | Ancestry; bloodline; Family tree; lineage |
| Pedigree Chart | תרשים אילן יוחסין | A chart which includes the direct ancestors (parents, grand-parents, etc.) of an individual. Does not include brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles or other relatives |
| Post | לאחר | Latin prefix meaning after, as in post-war economy |
| Posterity | צאצאים, הדורות הבאים | Descendants; those who come after |
| Pre | לפני | Latin prefix meaning before, as in pre-war military build-up |
| Progeny | צאצאים (פרי בטן) | Descendants of a common ancestor; issue |
R
| Repository | גנזך | The place where a source can be found. (i.e.: Library, FHC etc.) |
S
| Sibling | אח/אחות | Person having one or both parents in common with another; a brother or sister |
| Sic | נאמן למקור | Latin meaning thus; copied exactly as the original reads. Often suggests a mistake or surprise in the original |
| Social Security Death Index (SSDI) | דו"ח נפטרים של ביטוח לאומי | Index of Social Security Death Benefit records which document how much the government has paid to an individual (spouse, child, etc.) as a result of a relative's death. An individual may appear in the Social Security Death Benefits Index if he or she died after 1967, had applied for Social Security during their lifetime, and if someone applied for their Social Security death benefits at the time of death. It is not a complete listing of deaths |
| Son-in-Law | חתן/בעל של הבת | Husband of one's daughter |
| Soundex | אלגוריתם לקידוד מילים בעלי צליל זהה | A method of giving names sound codes. This was created in the 1930's due to the fact that names can be spelled in many different ways. By grouping together surnames that sound alike, individuals can search for ancestors even when the surname had several different spellings |
| Source | מקור המידע | A book, document, or other record that supplies primary information |
| Spinster | רווקה/בתולה זקנה | Unmarried woman; woman acting in her own right |
| Sponsor | סנדק | A bondsman; surety |
| Spouse | בעל או אישה | Husband or wife |
| Step-Brother/Step-Sister | אח חורג/אחות חורגת | Child of one's step-father or step-mother |
| Step-Child | ילד חורג מנישואין קודמים | Child of one's husband or wife from a previous marriage |
| Step-Father | בעל של אם מנישואין מאוחרים | Husband of one's mother by a later marriage |
| Step-Mother | אם חורגת | Wife of one's father by a later marriage |
| Surname | שם משפחה | last name, family name |
T
| Transcribe | להכין העתק | To make a copy in writing |
| Tutor | חונך | (in Louisiana) A guardian of minor children |
U
| Ultimo | לטינית בחודש קודם | In the month before this one |
V
| Vital Records | רישומי חיים | Records of birth, death, marriage or divorce |
W
| Will | צוואה | Document declaring how a person wants his property divided after his death |