bedikath hametz

noun

be·​di·​kath ha·​metz

bə-(ˌ)dē-ˈkät-ḵȯ-ˈmāts,

-ˈdē-ˌkät-,

-ˌkäth-,

-ˌkäs-,

-ˈḵȯ-ˌmets

variants or bedikat hametz

bə-(ˌ)dē-ˈkät-ḵȯ-ˈmāts,

-ˈdē-ˌkät-,

-ˌkäs-,

-ˈḵȯ-ˌmets

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

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew bĕdhīqath ḥāmēṣ search for leaven

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