Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wailing wall

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
wail-ing wall
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Western Wall.

Offensive

Etymology

After the Jewish practice of weeping at the site over the Destruction of the Temple.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Wailing Wall (canonical)

Questions

What does wailing wall mean?
The Western Wall.
Where does wailing wall come from?
After the Jewish practice of weeping at the site over the Destruction of the Temple.

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