semikhah
noun
semikhah is spelled S-E-M-I-K-H-A-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, semikhah means “The ordination of a rabbi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of semikhah is semikhot.
How many letters and syllables are in semikhah?
| Letters | 8: S-E-M-I-K-H-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 semikhah?
Semikhah appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
Forms of semikhah
- semikhot plural
- semicha
- semikah
- smicha
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semikhah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ordination of a rabbi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does semikhah come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew סְמִיכָה (s'mikha).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).