כביכול
Hebrew
editEtymology
editFrom כְּ־ (k'-, “like, as”) + בְּ־ (b'-, “in, with”) + יָכוֹל (yakhól, “can, able”).
Adverb
editכִּבְיָכוֹל • (kiv'yakhól)
- as it were, so to speak
- apparently, seemingly
- Synonyms: כַּנִּרְאֶה, לִכְאוֹרָה
- hypothetically
- Synonym: לִכְאוֹרָה
- allegedly
- Synonym: לִכְאוֹרָה
Usage notes
edit- In Jewish texts, this is used when ascribing to God emotions or other states not usually ascribed to Him. It is at times used as a noun as a euphemism when ascribing undesirable traits such as dying.
See also
edit- היינו / הָיְנוּ (hay'nu, “that is to say; in other words”)