Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shophet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shophet
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel.

Etymology

From Hebrew שׁוֹפֵט. Doublet of suffete.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: שׁוֹפֵט

Inflected Forms

shophets (plural) shophetim (plural) shophtim (plural) shofet (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

suffete

Questions

What does shophet mean?: A judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel.
Where does shophet come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce shophet

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