sjibbolet

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) schibbolet, schibolet

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת / שיבולת (šibbṓleṯ, “stream, torrent”). More at shibboleth.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sjibbolet n (plural sjibbolets, diminutive sjibboletje n)

1. shibboleth

Further reading

• sjibbolet on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl