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ביצה
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Hebrew
Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /beːˈsˤɔː/ [beːˈsˤɔː]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /beˈsˤɔ/ [beːˈsˤɔː]
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /beˈt͡sa/ (West), /beˈsˤa/ (East)
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /beːˈt͡sɔ/, /bejˈt͡sɔ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /be(j)ˈt͡sa/
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Etymology 1
Uncertain, possibly named after its whiteness from the same root as أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”). Cognate with Arabic بَيْض (bayḍ) and Classical Syriac ܒܝܥܬܐ (bēʿṯā).
Noun
בֵּיצָה • (betsá) f (plural indefinite בֵּיצִים, singular construct בֵּיצַת־, plural construct בֵּיצֵי־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]
- egg
- אני צריך ללכת לקנות ביצים.
- I need to go buy eggs.
Derived terms
- ביצה מקושקשת / בֵּיצָה מְקֻשְׁקֶשֶׁת (betsá m'kushkéshet)
- מָגֵן בֵּיצִים (magén betsím)
References
- H1000 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Klein, Ernest (1987), “בֵּיצָה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 72b
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903), A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 164b
- “ביצה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Etymology 2
Noun
ביצה / בִּצָּה • (bitzá) f (plural indefinite ביצות / בִּצּוֹת) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
Usage notes
- Many stylebooks recommend using the deficient spelling בצה also in the everyday non-vocalized writing system, in order to make clear distinction with the word ביצה (egg).
See also
References
- H1207 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “ביצה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
ביצה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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