Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sekhmet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: sekhmet
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The goddess of death, war, violence, plague, and medicine; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah; depicted as having the head of a lioness.

Etymology

From Egyptian sḫmt (“Sekhmet”), in turn from sḫm (“to have control”) (compare sḫm jb (“violent”)).

Inflected Forms

Sachmet (alternative) Sakmet (alternative) Sakhet (alternative) Sekmet (alternative) Sakhmet (alternative) Sekhet (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Hathor Bas Bast Bastet

Questions

What does sekhmet mean?: The goddess of death, war, violence, plague, and medicine; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah; depicted as having the head of a lioness.
Where does sekhmet come from?: From Egyptian sḫmt (“Sekhmet”), in turn from sḫm (“to have control”) (compare sḫm jb (“violent”)).

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