ספק

See also: ס־פ־ק‎

Aramaic

Verb

ספק • (transliteration needed)

1. to be sufficient
2. to be empty, to be cleaned out

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ס־פ־ק‎

From the root ס־פ־ק‎ (s-p-q, “Forming words pertaining to doubt and skepticism.”).

Noun

סָפֵק • (safék) m (plural indefinite סְפֵקוֹת‎, singular construct ספק־)

1. (countable and uncountable) doubt, uncertainty.
   • 2007 June 22, ג'קי חורי (J. Khouri), "שופט: ספק אם החשודים ברצח נתן זאדה יואשמו", Haaretz, headline,^[1]

     ‏שופט: ספק אם החשודים ברצח נתן זאדה יואשמו‎

     Shofét: Safék im hakhashudím barétzakh Natán Záde yuashmú

     Judge: Doubt whether the suspects in the murder of Natan Zade will be found guilty

   • 2018, Ofer Matan, Sicha Mekomit, "אמרתי לעצמי שאנחנו לא מתנחלים. אנחנו משהו אחר":

     ‏אנחנו לא התנחלות, אבא היה אומר, והספק שלי תמיד היה שם.‎‎

     Anakhnu lo hitnakhlut, aba haya omer, vehasafek sheli tamid haya sham.

     We're not a settlement, dad would say, but my doubt was always there.

Etymology 2

Root
ס־פ־ק‎

From the root ס־פ־ק‎ (s-p-q, “Forming words pertaining to sufficing or to flow and capacity.”).

Noun

סַפָּק • (sapák) m (plural indefinite סַפָּקִים‎, feminine counterpart סַפָּקִית‎)

1. supplier, provider

Verb

סִפֵּק • (sipék) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of סיפק‎

Verb

סֻפַּק • (transliteration needed) (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of סופק‎

Etymology 3

Possibly imitative. Compare with spank.

Verb

סָפַק • (transliteration needed) (pa'al construction)

1. to strike, to clap, to hit
   • a. 1050, Unknown Author.

     ‏ויהי כאשר ספרתי החזון לאבי ספק את כפיו ויאנח ותזלגנה עיני!ן! דמעות.‎‎

     And when I told the vision to my father he clapped his palms and he groaned and his eyes dripped tears.

Anagrams

• פקס‎