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mephibosheth

/məˈfɪb.əˌʃɛθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
mephi-bosheth
IPA
/məˈfɪb.əˌʃɛθ/
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the son of Jonathan, grandson of Saul

Etymology

From the Biblical Hebrew מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (Məp̄īḇṓšeṯ).

Inflected Forms

Miphiboseth (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mephibosheth?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈfɪb.əˌʃɛθ/.
What does mephibosheth mean?
the son of Jonathan, grandson of Saul
Where does mephibosheth come from?
From the Biblical Hebrew מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (Məp̄īḇṓšeṯ).

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