Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valley of death

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
val-ley of death
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Death, or a place or period where death is impending.

noun

A place of great danger.

noun

The phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Likely derived from the Old Testament, Psalm 23: valley of the shadow of death.

Inflected Forms

valleys of death (plural)

Phrases

development hell

Frequently Paired Words

development hell

Questions

What does valley of death mean?
Death, or a place or period where death is impending.
Where does valley of death come from?
Likely derived from the Old Testament, Psalm 23: valley of the shadow of death.

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