Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ne'ila

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: ne'i-la
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Jewish prayer service held at the closing of Yom Kippur, when final prayers of repentance are recited.

Uncountable

Etymology

Hebrew נְעִילָה (literally “locking”)

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: נְעִילָה

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Neilah (alternative)

Questions

What does ne'ila mean?: A Jewish prayer service held at the closing of Yom Kippur, when final prayers of repentance are recited.
Where does ne'ila come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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