Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ashkenaz

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: ashke-naz
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany.

Example Sentences

"Similar rulings are found in the writings of the major poskim of Ashkenaz, such as Rabbi Elazar of Worms, author of the Rokeaḥ, Rabbi Yitzḥak ben Moshe of Vienna, and Rabbi Alexander Zusslin Hanoken, author of Sefer Ha'agudah."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז

Questions

What does ashkenaz mean?: A medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany.
Where does ashkenaz come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז

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