Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sepharad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sepharad
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Iberian Peninsula, especially in reference to the local Jews before their forced expulsion from 1492 onwards.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סְפָרַד (s'farád).

Inflected Forms

Sefarad (alternative) Sephared (alternative) Sfard (alternative) Spharad (alternative)

Questions

What does sepharad mean?: The Iberian Peninsula, especially in reference to the local Jews before their forced expulsion from 1492 onwards.
Where does sepharad come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew סְפָרַד (s'farád).

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