Aggadah
/əˈɡɑːdə/noun
Aggadah is spelled A-G-G-A-D-A-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Aggadah means “A homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical text in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly as recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. A…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Aggadah is Aggadahs or Aggadot.
How many letters and syllables are in Aggadah?
| Letters | 7: A-G-G-A-D-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Aggadah?
Aggadah appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Aggadah?
- UK /əˈɡɑːdə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with Aggadah?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Aggadah from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Aggadah
- Aggadahs plural
- Aggadot plural
- Aggadoth plural
- Haggadah
- Haggada
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Aggadah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical text in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly as recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. A parable that demonstrates a point of the Law in the Talmud.
- 2
obsoleteObsolete form of Haggadah (“the text recited at Seder”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aggadah in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense parable that demonstrates a point of the Law in the Talmud:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | agadá |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Aggadah come from?
From Aramaic אַגָּדְתָא (ʾaggāḏ'ṯā, “tale, lore”), from Hebrew הֲגָדָה (haggāḏā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).