Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tashlikh

/ˈtɑʃlɪx/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tash-likh
IPA: /ˈtɑʃlɪx/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ritual practiced on Rosh Hashanah of throwing pieces of bread into a body of water, symbolically disposing of one's sins.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Hebrew תַּשְׁלִיךְ.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: תַּשְׁלִיךְ, שׁ־ל־ך

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tashlich (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tashlikh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑʃlɪx/.
What does tashlikh mean?: A ritual practiced on Rosh Hashanah of throwing pieces of bread into a body of water, symbolically disposing of one's sins.
Where does tashlikh come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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