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How to pronounce lamed

Say it like LAH-med. Lamed has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LAH).

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US American/ˈlɑmɛd/LAH-med
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • LAH
  • med
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Lamed pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. LAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  2. medKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

What does lamed mean?

noun
  1. The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of lame How to pronounce lame

Questions about saying lamed

How do you pronounce lamed?

Say LAH-med. The American pronunciation is /ˈlɑmɛd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in lamed?

Lamed has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LAH). Broken into parts: LAH · med.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).