בקע

עברית

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בקע¹

  • /baˈka/ Modern Israeli
  • /baːˈqaʕ/

Where it comes from

From the root ב־ק־ע (b-q-ʿ, “break”), in the pa`ál conjugation.

verb בָּקַע · baká · נִבְקָע · לבקוע · לִבְקֹעַ · בְּקִיעָה

  1. construction pa'al, intransitive, transitive to hatch, to crack, to rip, to cleave, to divide שָׁמָּה קִנְּנָה קִפּוֹז וַתְּמַלֵּט וּבָקְעָה וְדָגְרָה בְצִלָּהּ אַךְ־שָׁם נִקְבְּצוּ דַיּוֹת אִשָּׁה רְעוּתָהּ׃

בקע²

verb בִּקֵּעַ · bikéa

  1. construction pi'el, misspelling, transitive defective spelling of ביקע

בקע³

  • /ˈbeka/ Modern Israeli
  • /ˈbɛqaʕ/

Where it comes from

From the root ב־ק־ע (b-q-ʿ, “break”), in the segolate form.

noun בֶּקַע · béka · בְּקַע־

  1. historical beka, a half-shekel בֶּקַע לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְכֹל הָעֹבֵר עַל־הַפְּקֻדִים מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה לְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים׃

In English

  • hernia part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent
  • cleft opening made or as if made by splitting

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {בקע},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%A7%D7%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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