בחרם

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּחֵרֶם (literally “in excommunication”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈχɛɪ̯ʁəm/

Adverb

בחרם • (bekheyrem)

1. under oath
2. under threat of excommunication
   • 1998, Steven A. Jacobson, quotee, A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, Fairbanks, AK, page 31:

     “פֿרעג מיר בחרם“

     “freg mir bekheyrem“

     "Ask me under threat of excommunication (I cannot answer)"

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בחרם”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 165
• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) “בחרם”, in A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 31