Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-jewish

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: non--jew-ish
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not Jewish, nor of Jewish descent.

Example Sentences

"[W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent."

Etymology

From non- + Jewish.

Questions

What does non-jewish mean?: Not Jewish, nor of Jewish descent.
Where does non-jewish come from?: From non- + Jewish.

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