Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

habiru

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: habiru
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A social class or status group described as marginalized outsiders in ancient Near Eastern texts from the 2nd millinnium BCE, spanning regions such as Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and Egypt.

Inflected Forms

Habiri (alternative) Hapiru (alternative)

Questions

What does habiru mean?: A social class or status group described as marginalized outsiders in ancient Near Eastern texts from the 2nd millinnium BCE, spanning regions such as Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and Egypt.

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