כביכול

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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From כְּ־ (k'-, like, as) + בְּ־ (b'-, in, with) + יָכוֹל (yakhól, can, able).

Adverb

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כִּבְיָכוֹל (kiv'yakhól)

  1. as it were, so to speak
  2. apparently, seemingly
    Synonyms: כַּנִּרְאֶה, לִכְאוֹרָה
  3. hypothetically
    Synonym: לִכְאוֹרָה
  4. allegedly
    Synonym: לִכְאוֹרָה

Usage notes

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  • In Jewish texts, this is used when ascribing to God emotions or other states not usually ascribed to Him. It is at times used as a noun as a euphemism when ascribing undesirable traits such as dying.

See also

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