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tekiah

/tɛkiˈɑː/

tekiah noun: a single long blast played on the shofar.

Noun

tekiah (plural tekiahs or tekiot or tekioth)

  1. (Judaism) A single long blast played on the shofar.

Forms of tekiah

pluraltekiahs
pluraltekiot
pluraltekioth

Origin of tekiah

Borrowed from Hebrew תְּקִיעָה (t'ki'á).

Questions about tekiah

What does tekiah mean?
Tekiah means a single long blast played on the shofar.
What part of speech is tekiah?
Tekiah is a noun.
How do you pronounce tekiah?
Tekiah is pronounced /tɛkiˈɑː/.
What is the plural of tekiah?
The plural of tekiah is tekiahs.

Words near tekiah in the dictionary

  1. Tekes
  2. Tekhao
  3. Tekhau
  4. Tekhaw
  5. tekhelet
  6. tekiah
  7. tekiah gedolah
  8. tekiahs
  9. tekieh
  10. tekiehs
  11. teking

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