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sanhedrin

/sænˈhi.dɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
san-hedrin
IPA
/sænˈhi.dɹɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel.

noun

The assembly of seventy-one judges sitting in Jerusalem.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סַנְהֶדְרִין (sanhedrín, “Sanhedrin”), from Ancient Greek συνέδριον (sunédrion, “sitting together, hence assembly or council”). Doublet of synedrion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sænˈhi.dɹɪn/
  • British English: /sænˈhiː.dɹɪn/

Inflected Forms

Sanhedrins (plural) sanhedrim (alternative)

Phrases

כנסת הגדולה

Frequently Paired Words

כנסת הגדולה

Questions

How do you pronounce sanhedrin?
The recorded pronunciation is /sænˈhi.dɹɪn/.
What does sanhedrin mean?
An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel.
Where does sanhedrin come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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