Sanhedrin
/sænˈhi.dɹɪn/noun
Sanhedrin is spelled S-A-N-H-E-D-R-I-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Sanhedrin means “An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Sanhedrin is Sanhedrins.
How many letters and syllables are in Sanhedrin?
| Letters | 9: S-A-N-H-E-D-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Sanhedrin?
Sanhedrin appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 Sanhedrin?
- UK /sænˈhiː.dɹɪn/
- US /sænˈhi.dɹɪn/
Sanhedrin has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Sanhedrin
- Sanhedrins plural
- sanhedrim
- sanhedrin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sanhedrin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel.
- 2
The assembly of seventy-one judges sitting in Jerusalem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sanhedrin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the assembly of seventy-one judges sitting in Jerusalem:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Sinédrio |
| Spanish | sanedrín |
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 Sanhedrin come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew סַנְהֶדְרִין (sanhedrín, “Sanhedrin”), from Ancient Greek συνέδριον (sunédrion, “sitting together, hence assembly or council”). Doublet of synedrion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).