Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melamed

/mˈɛləmɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: melamed
IPA: /mˈɛləmɛd/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religious teacher or instructor in general, especially in the Talmudic period.

noun

A rabbi who serves as a religious teacher of children.

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מְלַמֶד (“teacher”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: מְלַמֶד

Inflected Forms

melamdim (plural) Melameds (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce melamed?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛləmɛd/.
What does melamed mean?: A religious teacher or instructor in general, especially in the Talmudic period.
Where does melamed come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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