salem
/ˈseɪləm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A man with an eight-inch (20-cm) knife walked into the lobby of the Union Gospel Mission in Salem around 7:15 p.m., the Salem Police Department said on Monday."
- "The third Iraq veteran -- 23-year-old Cloy Richards of Salem, Missouri, who was wounded in combat -- will avoid losing his disability benefits after agreeing not to wear his uniform at future protests, the Marine Corps said."
- "Strebe said she installed five surveillance cameras at her home and now fuels her car only at night to avoid neighbors. Moving from Salem would mean leaving extended family, but she said the small city has grown too hostile to stay."
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm) (Genesis 14:18).
Word Breakdown
- Root: שָׁלֵם