Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kehillah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: ke-hillah
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.

noun

Any Jewish community; especially, a secular Jewish communal organization, or the secular dimension of a religious one.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קְהִילָּה (qəhîllâ, “a community, a congregation”).

Inflected Forms

kehillahs (plural) kehillot (plural) kehilloth (plural) kehila (alternative) kehilah (alternative) kehilla (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

kahal

Questions

What does kehillah mean?: A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.
Where does kehillah come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew קְהִילָּה (qəhîllâ, “a community, a congregation”).

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