Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holdeth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hold-eth
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hold

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;"

Etymology

From hold + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hold

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does holdeth mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of hold
Where does holdeth come from?: From hold + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

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