Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hatafat dam brit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hatafat -dam brit
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alternative to brit milah preformed for those who are born without foreskin or who convert after previously having been circumcised for an unrelated purpose, in which a droplet of blood is extracted from the penis using a knife or needle.

Etymology

From Hebrew הַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: הַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית

Inflected Forms

hatafat dam brits (plural) hatafat dam bris (alternative)

Synonyms

hatafat dam bris

Questions

What does hatafat dam brit mean?: An alternative to brit milah preformed for those who are born without foreskin or who convert after previously having been circumcised for an unrelated purpose, in which a droplet of blood is extracted from the penis using a knife or needle.
Where does hatafat dam brit come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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