bekitzur

Definitions

• "Briefly or concisely: succinctly" (Weiser)

Example Sentences

• "He explained the sugya to me bekitzur, but I think I should go back for more details." (Weiser)
• "Bekitzur, it was a bit hectic, but we got it worked out in the end."

Languages of Origin

Textual Hebrew

Yiddish

Etymology

• Heb בקיצור bekitsur, Yiddish בקיצור bekitser 'in short, briefly'

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
• Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain

Dictionaries

• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
• Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

Alternative Spellings

b'kitser, b'kitzur, b'kitsur, bekitser

Notes

• The Yiddish bekitser also has synonyms in הקיצור hakitser and אַ קיצור a kitser.