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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew בְּחֵרֶם (literally “in excommunication”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
בחרם • (bekheyrem)
- under oath
- under threat of excommunication
1998, Steven A. Jacobson, quotee, A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, Fairbanks, AK, page 31:“פֿרעג מיר בחרם“- “freg mir bekheyrem“
- "Ask me under threat of excommunication (I cannot answer)"
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בחרם”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 165
- Steven A. Jacobson (1998) “בחרם”, in A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 31