בוקר

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Hebrew

Root
ב־ק־ר (b-q-r)

Etymology 1

From the root ב־ק־ר (b-q-r), which appears only in piʿel: בִּקֵּר (“ inspected”). Compare its semantics with that of Arabic طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa, “ has risen; has burst out of its spathe”) whose corresponding form-III verb is طَالَعَ (ṭālaʕa, “ inspected”).

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Pronunciation

Noun

בוקר / בֹּקֶר • (bóqer) m (plural indefinite בְּקָרִים, singular construct בוקר / בֹּקֶר־, plural construct בוקרי / בָּקְרֵי־)

  1. A morning, dawn.
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Etymology 2

From the noun בקר (baqár, “head of cattle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

בּוֹקֵר • (boqér) m (plural indefinite בּוֹקְרִים, singular construct בוקר־, feminine counterpart בּוֹקֶרֶת)

  1. A cowboy, cattleman.

Etymology 3

Root
ב־ק־ר (b-q-r)

Verb

בוקר / בֻּקַּר • (buqár) (pu'al construction, active counterpart ביקר / בִּקֵּר)

  1. to be visited
  2. to be examined, to be criticised
Conjugation
Conjugation of בוקר / בֻּקַּר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בוקרתי / בֻּקַּרְתִּי בוקרנו / בֻּקַּרְנוּ
second בוקרת / בֻּקַּרְתָּ בוקרת / בֻּקַּרְתְּ בוקרתם / בֻּקַּרְתֶּם בוקרתן / בֻּקַּרְתֶּן
third בוקר / בֻּקַּר בוקרה / בֻּקְּרָה בוקרו / בֻּקְּרוּ
present מבוקר / מְבֻקָּר מבוקרת / מְבֻקֶּרֶת מבוקרים / מְבֻקָּרִים מבוקרות / מְבֻקָּרוֹת
future first אבוקר / אֲבֻקַּר נבוקר / נְבֻקַּר
second תבוקר / תְּבֻקַּר תבוקרי / תְּבֻקְּרִי תבוקרו / תְּבֻקְּרוּ תבוקרנה / תְּבֻקַּרְנָה1
third יבוקר / יְבֻקַּר תבוקר / תְּבֻקַּר יבוקרו / יְבֻקְּרוּ תבוקרנה / תְּבֻקַּרְנָה1
imperative — — — —1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • “בוקר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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