parochet

P3A1R1O1C3H4E1T1
/pəˈɹoʊxɛt/

noun

The curtain that covered the Ark of the Covenant.

OriginHebrew פָּרֹכֶת →
Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun

alternative parocheth · alternative paroket

  1. biblicalThe curtain that covered the Ark of the Covenant.
  2. JudaismThe curtain that covers the ark containing the Torah scrolls in a synagogue.

Origin

  1. Hebrewפָּרֹכֶת
  2. Englishparochet

Borrowed from Hebrew פָּרֹכֶת (parókhet).

More words from Hebrew

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: parochet on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.