Where does “במקום” come from?
במקום (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew במקום, from Hebrew הַ־ — the; he who.
במקום (Yiddish): substitute
Ancestry of “במקום”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | במקום | Instead of, in lieu of, in place of; Instead; In... |
| 2 | Hebrew | הַ־ | the; he who |