Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoar

/ˈzoʊ.ɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: zo-ar
IPA: /ˈzoʊ.ɑɹ/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place of refuge; a sanctuary.

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Example Sentences

"And Lot lifted vp his eyes, and beheld all the plaine of Iordane, that it was well watered euery where before the Lord destroyed Sodome and Gomorah, euen as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou commest vnto Zoar."

Etymology

From Zoar, mentioned in the Bible as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, from Biblical Hebrew צֹעַר (tso`ar, “insignificance, smallness”).

Word Breakdown

Root: צֹעַר

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzoʊ.ɑɹ/
British English: /ˈzəʊ.ɑː/

Inflected Forms

zoars (plural) Zoara (alternative)

Derived Forms

zoar Zoarite

Synonyms

haven refuge sanctuary

Questions

How do you pronounce zoar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzoʊ.ɑɹ/.
What does zoar mean?: A place of refuge; a sanctuary.
Where does zoar come from?: From Zoar, mentioned in the Bible as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, from Biblical Hebrew צֹעַר (tso`ar, “insignificance, smallness”).

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