begadkefat

be·gad·ke·fat
B3E1G2A1D2K5E1F4A1T1
US/bəˈɡɑd.kəˌfɑt/

noun

A phenomenon of spirantization affecting most plosive consonants of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic when they are preceded by a vowel and not geminated; also any similar case of spirantization of postvocalic plosives in other languages, such as Berber.

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Meanings

nounbegadkefat (uncountable)

alternative begadkephat · alternative begedkefet · alternative beghadhkephath

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA phenomenon of spirantization affecting most plosive consonants of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic when they are preceded by a vowel and not geminated; also any similar case of spirantization of postvocalic plosives in other languages, such as Berber.

Origin

Constructed from the consonants involved: ב (b), ג (g), ד (d), כ (k), פ (p (f)), and ת (t). Compare Hebrew בֶּגֶ״ד כֶּפֶ״ת (béged kéfet), the Hebrew mnemonic.

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APA

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

MLA

“begadkefat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begadkefat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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