noun
- declension: undeclined
Definitions:
- mispronunciation of scibboleth (grain ear) whereby Gileadites found Ephraimite
- Age: Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
- Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
- Geography: Near East
- Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
- Source: William Whitaker’s personal guess