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yad vashem

/ˌjɑd vɑˈʃɛm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
yad -vashem
IPA
/ˌjɑd vɑˈʃɛm/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The official Israeli memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 in Jerusalem.

Etymology

From Hebrew יָד וַשֵׁם (yad va-shem, literally “a monument and a name”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: שׁ־ו־ם, יָד וַשֵׁם

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌjɑd vɑˈʃɛm/
  • British English: /ˌjɑːd vɑːˈʃɛm/

Rhymes With

them em stem dem gem condemn chem bdsm rem prem ahem sem

Questions

How do you pronounce yad vashem?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjɑd vɑˈʃɛm/.
What does yad vashem mean?
The official Israeli memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 in Jerusalem.
Where does yad vashem come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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