הבדל

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ד־ל (b-d-l)

From the root ב־ד־ל (b-d-l).

Noun

הֶבְדֵּל • (hevdél) m (plural indefinite הֶבְדְּלִים, singular construct הבדל־, plural construct הֶבְדֵּלֵי־)

1. difference

Related terms

• הִבְדִּיל (hivdíl)
• הַבְדָּלָה (havdalá)

Verb

הֻבְדַּל • (huvdál) (huf'al construction)

1. defective spelling of הובדל.

Yiddish

Etymology

Root
ב־ד־ל (b-d-l)

From Hebrew הבדל.

Noun

הבדל • (hevdl) ?

1. difference; distinction

   Synonyms: חילוק (khilek), אונטערשייד (untersheyd)

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 51