Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tekiah

/tɛkiˈɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: teki-ah
IPA: /tɛkiˈɑː/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A single long blast played on the shofar.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תְּקִיעָה (t'ki'á).

Inflected Forms

tekiahs (plural) tekiot (plural) tekioth (plural)

Phrases

tekiah gedolah

Frequently Paired Words

tekiah gedolah

Questions

How do you pronounce tekiah?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɛkiˈɑː/.
What does tekiah mean?: A single long blast played on the shofar.
Where does tekiah come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew תְּקִיעָה (t'ki'á).

How to pronounce tekiah

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