בקבוק

Hebrew

FWOTD – 21 November 2021

Etymology

Root
ב־ק־ב־ק (b-q-b-q)

Probably of onomatopoeic origin, imitating gurgling of water when it is poured out of a bottle. Compare Arabic بَقْبَقَة (baqbaqa, “gurgling sound”), Classical Syriac ܒܿܲܓܼܒܿܘܼܓܼܵܐ (baḡbūḡā, “pitcher”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /bakˈbuk/

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Noun

בַּקְבּוּק • (bakbúk) m (plural indefinite בַּקְבּוּקִים, singular construct בַּקְבּוּק־, plural construct בַּקְבּוּקֵי־)

1. a bottle
   • Tanach, 1 Kings 14:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְלָקַחַתְּ בְּיָדֵךְ עֲשָׂרָה לֶחֶם וְנִקֻּדִים וּבַקְבֻּק דְּבַשׁ וּבָאת אֵלָיו הוּא יַגִּיד לָךְ מַה־יִּהְיֶה לַנָּעַר׃

     And take with thee ten loaves, and biscuits, and a cruse of honey, and go to him; he will tell thee what shall become of the child.

Derived terms

• ב־ק־ב־ק (b-k-b-k), ביקבק / בִּקְבֵּק (bikbék)

References

• H1228 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible