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beta israel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
be-ta is-rael
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Jewish diaspora group that lived for thousands of years in the territory of the Kingdom of Aksum and its successor the Ethiopian Empire; they mostly emigrated to the State of Israel after its foundation in 1948.

Etymology

From Ge'ez ቤተ እስራኤል (betä ʾəsraʾel, “Israelites”, literally “House of Israel”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ቤተ እስራኤል

Phrases

Beta Israelite

Questions

What does beta israel mean?
A Jewish diaspora group that lived for thousands of years in the territory of the Kingdom of Aksum and its successor the Ethiopian Empire; they mostly emigrated to the State of Israel after its foundation in 1948.
Where does beta israel come from?
From Ge'ez ቤተ እስራኤል (betä ʾəsraʾel, “Israelites”, literally “House of Israel”).

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