Vellish

V4E1L1L1I1S1H4

proper noun

The most common typeface for printed Hebrew, and the Sephardi Stam script from which the typeface is derived.

OriginYiddish וועליש →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. JudaismThe most common typeface for printed Hebrew, and the Sephardi Stam script from which the typeface is derived.

Origin

  1. Yiddishוועליש
  2. EnglishVellish

Borrowed from Yiddish וועליש (velish). Doublet of Welsh.

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APA

Vellish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vellish

MLA

“Vellish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vellish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vellish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vellish.

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