"בכי" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Forms: בֶּכִי [canonical], békhi [romanization]
Etymology: Root ב־כ־ה (b-k-h) Compare בָּכָה (bakhá, “to cry, to weep”) and Arabic بكاء. Etymology templates: {{l|he|ב־כ־ה|tr=b-k-h}} ב־כ־ה (b-k-h), {{HE root|בכה}} Root ב־כ־ה (b-k-h), {{m|he|בָּכָה||to cry, to weep|tr=bakhá}} בָּכָה (bakhá, “to cry, to weep”), {{cog|ar|بكاء}} Arabic بكاء Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pat=קֶטֶל|pl=-|tr=békhi|wv=בֶּכִי}} בֶּכִי • (békhi) m (no plural forms) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
  1. (uncountable) crying, weeping Tags: no-plural, uncountable

Download JSON data for בכי meaning in Hebrew (1.6kB)

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