bedikat chametz

noun

The search for chametz throughout the household prior to Passover.

OriginHebrew בְּדִיקַת חָמֵץ →
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Meanings

nounbedikat chametz (uncountable)

alternative bedikas chametz · alternative bedikath hametz

  1. JudaismuncountableThe search for chametz throughout the household prior to Passover.

Origin

  1. Hebrewבְּדִיקַת חָמֵץ
  2. Englishbedikat chametz

Borrowed from Hebrew בְּדִיקַת חָמֵץ.

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bedikat chametz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedikat%20chametz

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“bedikat chametz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedikat%20chametz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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