Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wave offering

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
wave of-fer-ing
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Jewish custom of moving the hands in succession towards the four points of the compass in presenting certain offerings; opposed to the heave offering, in which the hands were only lifted up and lowered.

Inflected Forms

wave offerings (plural)

Phrases

wave loaf

Frequently Paired Words

wave loaf

Questions

What does wave offering mean?
An ancient Jewish custom of moving the hands in succession towards the four points of the compass in presenting certain offerings; opposed to the heave offering, in which the hands were only lifted up and lowered.

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