Definitions for jehad

jehad je·had

Spelling: [ji-hahd]
IPA: /dʒɪˈhɑd/

Jehad is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in jehad (adehj).

Definitions for jehad

noun

  1. jihad.
  2. a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims.
  3. any vigorous, emotional crusade for an idea or principle.

Origin of jehad

First recorded in 1865-70, jihad is from the Arabic word jihād struggle, strife

Examples for jehad

The fact is that all the Mohammedan world was in a state of restless activity, as the jehad, or holy war, was being preached.

jehad says Anat has been a ray of hope for his family as well.

jehad—religious war—generally applied to a war entered into from self-interest, as that of the United States against Spain.

“One of the only good things to come out of this is the fact that I found a new family,” said jehad, referring to the Zilkers.

jehad had been proclaimed, and they were Christians in a Moslem country.

He is said to have torn off his suspenders, dipped himself in oil and proclaimed a jehad.

When he does, it almost always winds up with a jehad, a holy war.

They have the air and appearance of devotees, men set aside, roaming preachers of a jehad whose meaning they have forgotten.

As a retort the Ameer sought to call the border tribes to a jehad, or holy war, against the British, but with little success.

And then, jehad, a man whose very name has become synonymous with “holy war,” says something that lights a tiny spark of hope.

Word Value for jehad
Scrable

16

Words with friends

17

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