Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petah tikva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
petah tik-va
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the Central District, Israel.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew פתח תקווה.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does petah tikva mean?
A city in the Central District, Israel.
Where does petah tikva come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew פתח תקווה.

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