Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexapla

/ˈhɛksəplə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: hexapla
IPA: /ˈhɛksəplə/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Biblical hexapla: an edition of the Bible in six parallel versions or languages.

noun

A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Old Testament presented in such a fashion by Origen.

Etymology

From hexapla, from Ancient Greek ἑξαπλά (hexaplá), neuter plural of ἑξαπλοῦς (hexaploûs, “sixfold”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “hexa-: six”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”), used as the title of such an edition by Origen.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἑξαπλά, ἑξαπλᾶ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɛksəplə/
British English: /ˈhɛksəplə/

Inflected Forms

Hexaplas (plural)

Derived Forms

Hexaplar Hexaplarian Hexaplaric Hexapla

Frequently Paired Words

Octapla tetrapla

Synonyms

hexaple

Questions

How do you pronounce hexapla?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛksəplə/.
What does hexapla mean?: A Biblical hexapla: an edition of the Bible in six parallel versions or languages.
Where does hexapla come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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