milah
noun
milah is spelled M-I-L-A-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, milah means “The first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later followed by periah, then posthetomy, then metzitza)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in milah?
| Letters | 5: M-I-L-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is milah?
Milah appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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).
What does milah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
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The first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later followed by periah, then posthetomy, then metzitza).
Milah is ordained in the Bible
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does milah come from?
Romanization of Hebrew מילה (“cut”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).