הבדיל

עברית

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הבדיל

  • /hivˈdil/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Compare Arabic بَدَلَ (badala, “to change”)

verb הִבְדִּיל · hivdíl · לְהַבְדִּיל · הַבְדָּלָה · הִבְדַּלְתִּי · הִבְדַּלְנוּ

  1. construction hif'il To separate. וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ׃
  2. construction hif'il To distinguish: to recognize or discern a difference, or to make a distinction. קשה להבדיל ביניהם.

In English

  • tell to discern, notice, identify or distinguish
  • difference to distinguish or differentiate
  • distinguish to see someone or something as different from others
  • differentiate to perceive the difference

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"הבדיל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%91%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9C. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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הבדיל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%91%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9C

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"הבדיל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%91%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {הבדיל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%91%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}