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 (s-p-q)

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 (s-p-q)

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

ספק / סִפֵּק • (transliteration needed) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of סיפק

Verb

ספק / סֻפַּק • (transliteration needed) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of סופק

Etymology 3

Possibly imitative. Compare with spank.

Verb

סָפַק • (transliteration needed) third-singular masculine past (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