Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elisabeth

/ᵻˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: elis-a-beth
IPA: /ᵻˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures

name

A female given name from Hebrew, a less common form of Elizabeth in English.

Example Sentences

"There was in the dayes of Herode the king of Iudea, a certaine Prieſt, named Zacharias, of the courſe of Abia, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth."

Etymology

The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἐλισάβετ, אֱלִישֶׁבַע

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Elizabeth (alternative)

Phrases

Princess Elisabeth Island

Questions

How do you pronounce elisabeth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ᵻˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/.
What does elisabeth mean?: The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures
Where does elisabeth come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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