ב־ד־ק

Hebrew

Etymology

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According to Klein, most scholars believe the "test" sense is related to the "repair" sense.

Root

ב־ד־ק • (b-d-q)

1. Related to repairing, mending.
2. Related to checking, testing, examining.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root ב־ד־ק (0 c, 5 e)

See also

• ב־ת־ק (b-t-q)

Further reading

• “ב־ד־ק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• “ב־ד־ק”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “בדק”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 64c
• A. Murtonen (1989) “BDQ”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 106