מינקת

עברית

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מינקת

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Irregular feminine singular participle of הֵינִיק (heiník, “to nurse, breast-feed, suckle”). Compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎌𐎐𐎖𐎚 (mšnqt), Classical Syriac ܡܲܝܢܲܩܬܼܵܐ (maynaqṯā), Akkadian 𒈬𒊺𒊩𒌨𒌅 (mušēniqtu).

noun מֵינֶקֶת · meinéket · מֵינִיקוֹת · מֵינִקְתִּי · מֵינִקְתֵּנוּ

wet nurse וַתָּמָת דְּבֹרָה מֵינֶקֶת רִבְקָה וַתִּקָּבֵר מִתַּחַת לְבֵית־אֵל תַּחַת הָאַלּוֹן וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ אַלּוֹן בָּכוּת׃
Jewish nursing mother
tube that sucks liquid upward out of a barrel or other container

In English

wet nurse woman hired to suckle another woman's child

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MLA

"מינקת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

מינקת. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%AA

Chicago

"מינקת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מינקת},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}