Where does “בדיקת חמץ” come from?

בדיקת חמץ (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew בדיקה, from Hebrew בָּדַק, from Hebrew ב־ד־ק — Related to repairing, mending.

בדיקת חמץ (Hebrew): bedikat chametz, a ceremony preformed before Pesach in which chametz is searched for and then removed from a household

Definitions

  1. bedikat chametz, a ceremony preformed before Pesach in which chametz is searched for and then removed from a household

Ancestry of “בדיקת חמץ”, step by step

בדיקת חמץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew בדיקה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewבדיקהAn examination, check-up, test, trial
2Hebrewבָּדַקcheck, examine
3Hebrewב־ד־קRelated to repairing, mending

via Hebrew חָמֵץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחָמֵץ—
Every word from Hebrew ב־ד־ק →Every word from Hebrew בָּדַק →Every word from Hebrew בדיקה →