בקר

Aramaic

Verb

בקר • (transliteration needed)

  1. to bore
  2. to seek
  3. to ask, to inquire

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ב־ק־ר (b-q-r)
9 terms

From Proto-West Semitic *baḳar- (“large cattle”). Cognate with Arabic بَقَر (baqar), Aramaic בקרא, Phoenician 𐤁𐤒𐤓 (bqr).

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /baːˈqaːr/, [baːˈqaːr]
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /bɔˈqɔr/, [bɔːˈqɔːʀ]
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /baˈkaʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

בָּקָר • (baqár) m (singular construct בְּקַר־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. bovine, cattle
  2. beef
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

בֹּקֶר • (bóqer) m

  1. defective spelling of בוקר.

Etymology 3

Root
ב־ק־ר (b-q-r)
9 terms

Verb

בִּקֵּר • (biqqér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ביקר.

Verb

בֻּקַּר • (buqár) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of בוקר

Noun

בַּקָּר • (baqár) m (singular construct בַּקַּר־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. inspector
  2. supervisor, controller

Etymology 4

From French bécarre, from Medieval Latin b quadrātum (“B natural”, literally “square B”).

Adjective

בֵּקָר • (beqár)

  1. (music) natural

References

  • “בקר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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