NOUN | act | exodus, hegira, hejira | a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment |
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communication | Exodus, Book of Exodus | the second book of the Old Testament |
Sounds | eh'ksahdahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment. | |
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Synonyms | hegira, hejira | |
Broader | escape, flight | The act of escaping physically |
Spanish | éxodo, hégira | |
Catalan | èxode, hègira |
Meaning | The second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites / Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus. | |
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Synonym | Book of Exodus | |
Instance of | book | A major division of a long written composition |
Part of | Old Testament | The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people |
Torah, Pentateuch, Laws | The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit | |
Spanish | Éxodo |
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