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bedikat chametz

bedikat chametz noun: the search for chametz throughout the household prior to Passover.

Noun

bedikat chametz (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The search for chametz throughout the household prior to Passover.

Forms of bedikat chametz

alternative formbedikas chametz
alternative formbedikath hametz

Origin of bedikat chametz

Borrowed from Hebrew בְּדִיקַת חָמֵץ.

Questions about bedikat chametz

What does bedikat chametz mean?
Bedikat chametz means the search for chametz throughout the household prior to Passover.
What part of speech is bedikat chametz?
Bedikat chametz is a noun.

Words near bedikat chametz in the dictionary

  1. bedighted
  2. bedighting
  3. bedights
  4. bedikah
  5. bedikas chametz
  6. bedikat chametz
  7. bedikath hametz
  8. Bedikian
  9. Bedikians
  10. bedim
  11. bedimmed

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