Where does “בחינם” come from?
בחינם (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew בחינם, from Hebrew חינם, from Hebrew חֵן.
בחינם (Yiddish): free, gratis; to no avail
Definitions
- free, gratis; to no avail
Ancestry of “בחינם”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | בחינם | gratis |
| 2 | Hebrew | חינם | The state of being free; Something that is free;... |
| 3 | Hebrew | חֵן | — |