mizbeach

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Pronunciations

mizbeach (meez-BAY-ahkh) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Accordingly, the mizbeach functioned as an altar upon which blood and other parts of sacrificial animals, birds, and flour were offered." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH מִזְבֵּחַ > Y מזבח mizbeyekh

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      mizbe'ach, mizbeakh, mizbe'akh, misbeyach, misbeyakh, misbayakh, misbayach, mizbeyach, mizbeyakh, mizbayakh, mizbayach

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