Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

showbread

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: show-bread
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is sett on the Board a high heap of Soule-cakes lyeing one upon another like the picture of the Sew-Bread in the old Bibles."

Etymology

From show + bread.

Usage

Inflected Forms

showbreads (plural) shew bread (alternative, obsolete) shew-bread (alternative, obsolete) shewbread (alternative, obsolete) show bread (alternative)

Phrases

the bread of the Presence the continual bread the layer bread Holy bread the bread of presentation

Frequently Paired Words

the bread of the Presence the continual bread the layer bread Holy bread the bread of presentation

Synonyms

facebread

Questions

What does showbread mean?: The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
Where does showbread come from?: From show + bread.

How to pronounce showbread

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “showbread”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “showbread”.
Repeat and practice — Say “showbread” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.