לכאורה

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לכאורה

/liχ.(ʔ)oˈʁa/ Modern Israeli
/li.xe̞.ʔoːˈraː/
/li.xø̆.ʔøːˈrɔː/
/liˈxoi.ʁɔ/
/liː.xŏ.ʔoːˈrˤɔː/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic לכאורה (“at first glance”). The word appears only once in the Talmud. Common in the language of the Rishonim and Acharonim.

adverb לִכְאוֹרָה · likh'orá

seemingly, apparently
Similar: כַּנִּרְאֶה, כִּבְיָכוֹל
allegedly, supposedly הרכב שייך לכאורה לחבר כנופיה ידוע לשמצה
Similar: כִּבְיָכוֹל
archaic at first glance, on the face of it לכאורה אינו מובן מה ענין לבשר זכרנו את הדגה.
Similar: עַל פָּנָיו

In English

allegedly according to allegation
on the face of it as far as can be seen or determined

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"לכאורה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

לכאורה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94

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"לכאורה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {לכאורה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}