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zayin

[ zah-yin ]

noun

  1. the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.


zayin

/ ˈzɑːjɪn /

noun

  1. the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ז), transliterated as z
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zayin1

1895–1900; < Hebrew, akin to zayin weapon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zayin1

from Hebrew, literally: weapon
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Example Sentences

Here, one finds a lesson on how easy it is to make up words — a tattoo parlor called, essentially, “tattooism,” using the Hebrew letters yud, zayin, mem to add “ism.”

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