"כביכול" meaning in Hebrew

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Adverb

Forms: כִּבְיָכוֹל [canonical], kiv'yakhól [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of כְּ־ (k'-, “like, as”) + בְּ־ (b'-, “in, with”) + יָכוֹל (yakhól, “can, able”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|he|כְּ־ <t:like, as>|בְּ־ <t:in, with>|יָכוֹל <t:can, able>}} Compound of כְּ־ (k'-, “like, as”) + בְּ־ (b'-, “in, with”) + יָכוֹל (yakhól, “can, able”) Head templates: {{head|he|adverb|head=כִּבְיָכוֹל|tr=kiv'yakhól}} כִּבְיָכוֹל • (kiv'yakhól)
  1. as it were, so to speak
    Sense id: en-כביכול-he-adv-zHKrD~4M
  2. apparently, seemingly Synonyms: כַּנִּרְאֶה, לִכְאוֹרָה
    Sense id: en-כביכול-he-adv-kGvKbyOO
  3. hypothetically Synonyms: לִכְאוֹרָה
    Sense id: en-כביכול-he-adv-jemvSlq0
  4. allegedly Synonyms: לִכְאוֹרָה
    Sense id: en-כביכול-he-adv-6ChHVhJl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: היינו (hay'nu) (english: that is to say; in other words), הָיְנוּ (hay'nu) (english: that is to say; in other words)
Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Judaism Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Judaism: 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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