Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olam hazeh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: olam -hazeh
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The world of the living, as opposed to the afterlife.

Etymology

From Hebrew עולם הזה.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: עולם הזה

Questions

What does olam hazeh mean?: The world of the living, as opposed to the afterlife.
Where does olam hazeh come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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