Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jehad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: je-had
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of jihad.

Example Sentences

"[Their] courage in war […] had not, like that of the Mohammedan dervishes of the Sudan, or of Mohammedans anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it."

Inflected Forms

jehads (plural)

Synonyms

jihad

Questions

What does jehad mean?: Alternative spelling of jihad.

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