BEDIKATH HAMETZ


Meaning of BEDIKATH HAMETZ in English

bə(ˌ)dēˈkätḵȯˈmāts, -ˈdēˌkät-, -äthḵ-, -äsḵ-, -ˈḵȯˌmets noun

or be·di·kat hametz -kät-, -käs-

Etymology: Hebrew bĕdhīqath ḥāmēṣ search for leaven

: the Jewish ceremony of searching for leaven in the home on the evening before Passover

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