be'etzem

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Definitions

  • adv. Really, truly, in fact.

  • adv. Intrinsically, essentially.

Example Sentences

  • “Be'etzem the Mashgiach wasn't looking, but I decided to put the radio away, anyhow.” (Weiser)

  • “It wasn't until he went to learn in Eretz Yisroel that he realized that he is be'etzem an American.” (Weiser)

  • "If someone understands that Torah is emes, he be’etzem must keep everything." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH בעצם > Y בעצם beetsem

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      beetzem, be'etsem, beetsem

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