bechira

Pronunciations

bechira

(beh-chee-RAH)

Definitions

• n. Free will.
  

Example Sentences

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

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• בחירה
  

Who Uses This

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

Regions

• North America

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).

Alternative Spellings

bekhire