בכי

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ב־כ־ה‎ (b-k-h)

Compare בָּכָה‎ (bakhá, “to cry, to weep”) and Arabic بكاء‎.

Noun

בֶּכִי • (békhi) m (no plural forms) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (uncountable) crying, weeping
    • Tanach, Esther 4:3, with translation of the American Standard Version:
      ‏[…] אֵבֶל גָּדוֹל לַיְּהוּדִים וְצוֹם וּבְכִי וּמִסְפֵּד שַׂק וָאֵפֶר יֻצַּע לָרַבִּים׃‎‎
      […] 'ével gadól lay'hudím v'tzóm uv'khí umispéd sáq va'éfer yutzá' larabím.
      […] there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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