Hebrew

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Etymology

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בְּ־ (b') +‎ עֵרֶךְ ('érekh, value)

Adverb

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בְּעֵרֶךְ (be'érekh)

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

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew בְּעֵרֶךְ.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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בערך (be'erekh)

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

References

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