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shehakol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
she-hakol
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Shehakol, a Jewish prayer said before a variety of foods and drinks

Etymology

From Hebrew שֶׁהַכֹּל (shehakól), the key word in the blessing, meaning "all that which is created [by God]". This is shortened from the full text of the blessing: "ברוך אתה ה' אלוהינו מלך העולם, שהכל נהיה בדברו" (Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, by whose word all things came to be.).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: שֶׁהַכֹּל

Inflected Forms

shehakols (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

say grace

Questions

What does shehakol mean?
Shehakol, a Jewish prayer said before a variety of foods and drinks
Where does shehakol come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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