Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setumah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: se-tumah
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A closed parashah (a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh), set apart by a space in the middle of the line of text, with the previous portion ending before the space, and the next portion starting after it.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סְתוּמָה.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: סְתוּמָה

Inflected Forms

setumahs (plural) setumot (plural) setumoth (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

petuhah

Questions

What does setumah mean?: A closed parashah (a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh), set apart by a space in the middle of the line of text, with the previous portion ending before the space, and the next portion starting after it.
Where does setumah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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