Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-lam
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Hebrew nikud vowel sign represented by a dot above the upper-left corner of the consonant letter. It indicates the mid back rounded vowel.

Etymology

From Hebrew חוֹלָם.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: חוֹלָם

Inflected Forms

cholam (alternative) cholem (alternative) ḥolam (alternative)

Questions

What does holam mean?: A Hebrew nikud vowel sign represented by a dot above the upper-left corner of the consonant letter. It indicates the mid back rounded vowel.
Where does holam come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce holam

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