bechira
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Pronunciations

bechira (beh-khee-RAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Free will.

Example Sentences

  • "Some people think there is evil in the world to allow us bekhire."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH בחירה > Y בחירה pkhire

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      bekhire

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