Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siddur

/ˈsɪdʊə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: sid-dur
IPA: /ˈsɪdʊə/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers.

Example Sentences

"because of the holy books that occupied their bookshelves instead of encyclopaedia and romances, the torn siddurim they took out to read from on Friday nights"

Etymology

From Hebrew סִידּוּר.

Inflected Forms

siddurs (plural) siddurim (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mahzor machzor

Questions

How do you pronounce siddur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪdʊə/.
What does siddur mean?: A prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers.
Where does siddur come from?: From Hebrew סִידּוּר.

How to pronounce siddur

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