Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bracha levatala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bracha l-e-vata-la
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a blessing said in vain

noun

a waste, a pointless action

Example Sentences

"You don't say hamotzi on brisket! That's totally a bracha levatala!"
"I spent the whole day trying to get to the market, but by they were closed by the time I got there! The whole thing was a bracha levatala."

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּרָכָה לְבַטָּלָה (b'rachá l'vatalá, “blessing in vain, lit. blessing in idleness”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: בְּרָכָה לְבַטָּלָה

Inflected Forms

bracha levatalas (plural) brachot levatala (plural) brochos levatola (plural)

Phrases

bracha she'eina tzericha

Frequently Paired Words

bracha she'eina tzericha

Questions

What does bracha levatala mean?: a blessing said in vain
Where does bracha levatala come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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