בכי
Hebrew
Alternative forms
- בְּכִי (b'khí)
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ב־כ־ה (b-k-h) |
| 4 terms |
Compare בָּכָה (bakhá, “to cry, to weep”) and Arabic بكاء.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈbeχi/
Noun
בֶּכִי • (békhi) m (no plural forms) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- (uncountable) crying, weeping
- Tanach, Esther 4:3, with translation of the American Standard Version:
- […] אֵבֶל גָּדוֹל לַיְּהוּדִים וְצוֹם וּבְכִי וּמִסְפֵּד שַׂק וָאֵפֶר יֻצַּע לָרַבִּים׃
- […] 'ével gadól lay'hudím v'tzóm uv'khí umispéd sáq va'éfer yutzá' larabím.
- […] there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.