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chazal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
chaz-al
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

From Hebrew חז״ל (khazál), which is an acronym for חכמינו זיכרונם לברכה (khakhaméinu zikhronám livrakhá, “our sages, of blessed memory”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Chazals (plural)

Questions

What does chazal mean?
The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E.
Where does chazal come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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