Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haggai

/ˈhæɡaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: hag-gai
IPA: /ˈhæɡaɪ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible and the Tanakh.

name

Hebrew prophet associated with the Book of Haggai.

Etymology

From Hebrew חַגַּי.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: חַגַּי

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhæɡaɪ/

Synonyms

Hag.

Questions

How do you pronounce haggai?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæɡaɪ/.
What does haggai mean?: A book of the Old Testament of the Bible and the Tanakh.
Where does haggai come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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