בוקר

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ב־ק־ר (b-q-r)

Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ב־ק־ר (b-q-r), which appears only in piʿel: בִּקֵּר ([he] inspected). Compare its semantics with that of Arabic طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa, [a heavenly body] has risen; [a spadix of a palm-tree] has burst out of its spathe) whose corresponding form-III verb is طَالَعَ (ṭālaʕa, [he] inspected).

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Noun[edit]

בוקר / בֹּקֶר (bóqerm (plural indefinite בְּקָרִים, singular construct בוקר / בֹּקֶר־, plural construct בוקרי / בָּקְרֵי־)

  1. A morning, dawn.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From the noun בקר (baqár, head of cattle).

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Noun[edit]

בּוֹקֵר (boqérm (plural indefinite בּוֹקְרִים, singular construct בוקר־, feminine counterpart בּוֹקֶרֶת)

  1. A cowboy, cattleman.

Etymology 3[edit]

Root
ב־ק־ר (b-q-r)

Verb[edit]

בוקר / בֻּקַּר (buqár) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction, active counterpart ביקר / בִּקֵּר)

  1. to be visited
  2. to be examined, to be criticised
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References[edit]

  • בוקר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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