בכי

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ב־כ־ה (b-k-h)

Compare בָּכָה (bakhá, to cry, to weep) and Arabic بكاء.

Noun

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בֶּכִי (békhim (no plural forms) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (uncountable) crying, weeping
    • Tanach, Esther 4:3, with translation of the American Standard Version:
      [] אֵבֶל גָּדוֹל לַיְּהוּדִים וְצוֹם וּבְכִי וּמִסְפֵּד שַׂק וָאֵפֶר יֻצַּע לָרַבִּים׃
      [] 'ével gadól lay'hudím v'tzóm uv'khí umispéd sáq va'éfer yutzá' larabím.
      [] there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.