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dome of the rock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
dome of the rock
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A shrine, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which contains the Foundation Stone.

Etymology

Calque of Arabic قبة الصخرة (qubbat aṣ-ṣaḵra), from صخرة (ṣaḵra, “rock”) + قبة (qubba, “dome”).

Inflected Forms

the Dome of the Rock (canonical)

Questions

What does dome of the rock mean?
A shrine, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which contains the Foundation Stone.
Where does dome of the rock come from?
Calque of Arabic قبة الصخرة (qubbat aṣ-ṣaḵra), from صخرة (ṣaḵra, “rock”) + قبة (qubba, “dome”).

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