be'ikar
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Pronunciations

be'ikar (beh-IK-ker) listen

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Definitions

  • adv. Chiefly, mainly.

Example Sentences

  • “There are be'ikar five common ways to get parking on 13th Ave., but none of them will work unless you're aggressive.” (Weiser)

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  • "He proceeds to say some very interesting things about tefillin being beikar for reshaim, not tzaddikim… See also Maharik 174" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH בעיקר > Y בעיקר beiker

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      beikar, b'ikar

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