Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

king of terrors

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: king of ter-rors
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Example Sentences

"Mr. Dangerfield, or shall we say the villain, Charles Archer, with characteristic promptitude and coolness, availed himself of the interval to try every influence he could once have set in motion, and as it were to gather his strength for a mighty tussle with the king of terrors, when his pale fingers should tap at his cell-door."

Etymology

Calque of Biblical Hebrew מֶ֣לֶךְ בַּלָּהוֹת (“king of terrors”) from Job 18:14.

Questions

What does king of terrors mean?: death
Where does king of terrors come from?: Calque of Biblical Hebrew מֶ֣לֶךְ בַּלָּהוֹת (“king of terrors”) from Job 18:14.

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