Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hagigah

/xɑːɡiːˈɡɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hagi-gah
IPA: /xɑːɡiːˈɡɑː/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sacrificial offering at one of the three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The tractate from the Talmud that deals with these offerings.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The resolution points toward the rabbinic conclusion that lambs and kids are to be employed for the Passover flesh itself, while animals from the herd are to be used for a supplementary hagigah contribution."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חֲגִיגָה (ḥagiga, “celebration, pilgrimage, festival offering”), derived from the root ח־ג־ג (ḥ-g-g, “celebrate, make a pilgrimage”). Cognate to Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: חֲגִיגָה

Usage

Inflected Forms

hagigahs (plural) chagigah (alternative) Hagiga (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hagigah?: The recorded pronunciation is /xɑːɡiːˈɡɑː/.
What does hagigah mean?: A sacrificial offering at one of the three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles).
Where does hagigah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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