zayin

[zah-yin]

noun

1. the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

zayin

/ ˈzɑːjɪn /

noun

1. the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ז), transliterated as z

Word History and Origins

Origin of zayin¹

1895–1900; < Hebrew, akin to zayin weapon

Word History and Origins

Origin of zayin¹

from Hebrew, literally: weapon

Example Sentences

Here, one finds a lesson on how easy it is to make up words — a tattoo parlor called, essentially, “tattooism,” using the Hebrew letters yud, zayin, mem to add “ism.”

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