Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haggadah

/həˈɡɑːdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: Ha-gga-dah
IPA: /həˈɡɑːdə/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The text which is recited at Seder during the first and second nights of Passover, focused on the freeing of Israel from Egyptian bondage as described in the Book of Exodus.

name

Alternative form of Aggadah; Talmudic parable

Etymology

From Hebrew הַגָּדָה (hagadá).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: הַגָּדָה

Inflected Forms

Haggadahs (plural) Haggadot (plural) Haggadoth (plural) Aggadah (alternative, obsolete) Haggada (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Haggadist

Synonyms

haggada hagada

Questions

How do you pronounce haggadah?: The recorded pronunciation is /həˈɡɑːdə/.
What does haggadah mean?: The text which is recited at Seder during the first and second nights of Passover, focused on the freeing of Israel from Egyptian bondage as described in the Book of Exodus.
Where does haggadah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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