Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

בְּ־ (b') +‎ עֵרֶךְ ('érekh, value)

Adverb edit

בְּעֵרֶךְ (be'érekh)

  1. approximately (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount)

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew בְּעֵרֶךְ.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

בערך (be'erekh)

  1. approximately (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount)

References edit

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “approximately”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 17