Etymograph

English

tekiah

Tekiah comes from Hebrew תְּקִיעָה.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentתְּקִיעָה1t'ki'á
  2. Englishtodaytekiah1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tekiah

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentתְּקִיעָהWiktionary, English tekiaht'ki'á
  2. EnglishtodaytekiahWiktionary, English tekiah

Every English word from Hebrew תְּקִיעָה

Today it means

noun A single long blast played on the shofar.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tekiah”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Hebrew תְּקִיעָה / tekiah

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