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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hashkabah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hashk-abah
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Sephardic prayer for the dead.

Etymology

From Hebrew השכבה.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does hashkabah mean?
A Sephardic prayer for the dead.
Where does hashkabah come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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