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zoar.

A place of refuge; a sanctuary.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzəʊ.ɑː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈzoʊ.ɑɹ/US
  1. A place of refuge; a sanctuary.

Where this word comes from

From Zoar, mentioned in the Bible as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, from Biblical Hebrew צֹעַר (tso`ar, “insignificance, smallness”).

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