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psalms

/sɑmz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
psalms
IPA
/sɑmz/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

noun

plural of psalm

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɑmz/
  • British English: /sɑːmz/

Inflected Forms

the Psalms (canonical, plural) Psalm (singular)

Synonyms

Book of Psalms Ps. Pss.

Rhymes With

alms glamis

Questions

How do you pronounce psalms?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɑmz/.
What does psalms mean?
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

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