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gerah

ge·rah
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gee-ruh]
    • /ˈgi rə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gee-ruh]
    • /ˈgi rə/

Definitions of gerah word

  • noun gerah an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel. 1
  • noun gerah an ancient Hebrew unit of weight 0
  • noun gerah an ancient Hebrew coin equal to one twentieth of a shekel 0
  • noun gerah an ancient Hebrew coin and weight equal to 1⁄20 of a shekel 0
  • noun gerah An ancient Hebrew unit of weight and currency equal to one twentieth of a shekel. 0

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Origin of gerah

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Hebrew gērāh < Akkadian girū

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Parts of speech for Gerah

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gerah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

gerah usage trend in Literature

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