הבדיל

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Hebrew

Root
ב־ד־ל (b-d-l)

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَدَلَ (badala, to change)

Verb

הִבְדִּיל (hivdíl) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction)

  1. To separate.
    • Tanach, Genesis 1:4:
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      וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ׃
      vayár' 'elohím 'et-ha'ór ki-tóv vayavdél 'elohím béin ha'ór uvéin hakhóshekh.
      And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
  2. To distinguish: to recognize or discern a difference, or to make a distinction.
    קשה להבדיל ביניהם.'kashé l'havdíl beinéhem.It is hard to tell them apart.

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