ב־ד־ק
Hebrew
Etymology
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According to Klein, most scholars believe the "test" sense is related to the "repair" sense.
Root
ב־ד־ק • (b-d-q)
- Related to repairing, mending.
- Related to checking, testing, examining.
Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ד־ק (0 c, 4 e)
See also
- ב־ת־ק (b-t-q)
Further reading
- “ב־ד־ק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- “ב־ד־ק”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
- Klein, Ernest (1987), “בדק”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 64c
- A. Murtonen (1989), “BDQ”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 106