Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olam haba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: olam ha-ba
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds

Example Sentences

"Maybe the idea is that such a person will have it "made up" to them in Olam HaBa."

Etymology

From Hebrew העולם הבא.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: העולם הבא

Inflected Forms

Olom Haba (alternative)

Synonyms

world to come

Questions

What does olam haba mean?: The Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds
Where does olam haba come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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