Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drash

/dɹɑːʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: drash
IPA: /dɹɑːʃ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

name

Example Sentences

"This is a parsha that begs to be split. Like the split letter "vav" in a kosher sefer Torah in the word "shalom". Old Spearchucker gets his reward. There's a census of our ancestors. The laws of inheritance. The mo'adim, fixed holidays. Rather than reveal my level of incompetence by drashing in detail on the above, I'm going to do something easy, yet informative and entertaining. Look up words in the dictionary."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew or Aramaic דְּרַשׁ.

Inflected Forms

drashes (plural) drashim (plural) drashes (present, singular) drashing (participle, present) drashed (participle, past) drashed (past)

Phrases

Denys-Drash syndrome Drash syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce drash?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹɑːʃ/.
What does drash mean?: An exegesis.
Where does drash come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew or Aramaic דְּרַשׁ.

How to pronounce drash

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