בזכות

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ז־כ־ה (z-k-h)

בְּ־ +‎ זְכוּת

Preposition

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בִּזְכוּת (bizkhút)

  1. thanks to
  2. in favor of

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew בזכות.

Preposition

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בזכות (bizkhus)

  1. By virtue of; on account of

References

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  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) “בזכות”, in A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 31