Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fast of the firstborn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: fast of the -first-born
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover

Questions

What does fast of the firstborn mean?: (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover

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