Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

akum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
akum
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An idolater, a heathen, a nonbeliever

noun

A non-Jew (used to avoid censorship in Jewish texts).

Etymology

Presumably from Hebrew עכו״ם (an acronym for the phrase עובד כוכבים ומזלות "worshiper of stars and constellations"), pronounced as a word.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

akums (plural) akkum (alternative)

Questions

What does akum mean?
An idolater, a heathen, a nonbeliever
Where does akum come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce akum

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