בדיעבד

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בדיעבד

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From ב־ (b'-) + דיעבד (di'avád), which is from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic [Term?] a compound of דְּאִי (dʾy) + עֲבַד (ʿvd), meaning if done.

adverb בְּדִיעֲבַד · bedi'avád

in retrospect
Jewish post factum, ex post facto

Opposite: מִלְּכַתְּחִלָּה, מֵרֹאשׁ, לְכַתְּחִלָּה

Thesaurus

adverb

Opposite: מִלְּכַתְּחִלָּה, מֵרֹאשׁ, לְכַתְּחִלָּה

In English

post hoc after the fact
in retrospect as can be seen now but was not seen at the outset
in hindsight the phrase "in hindsight"

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MLA

"בדיעבד." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

בדיעבד. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93

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"בדיעבד." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {בדיעבד},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}