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בוקר

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Hebrew

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Root
ב־ק־ר (b-q-r)

Etymology 1

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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).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. A morning, dawn.
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Etymology 2

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

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Noun

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

  1. A cowboy, cattleman.

Etymology 3

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Root
ב־ק־ר (b-q-r)

Verb

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בוקר / בֻּקַּר (bukár) (pu'al construction, active counterpart ביקר / בִּקֵּר)

  1. to be visited
  2. to be examined, to be criticised
Conjugation
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References

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

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