Where does “במקום” come from?

במקום (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew במקום, from Hebrew הַ־ — the; he who.

במקום (Yiddish): substitute

Definitions

  1. substitute

Ancestry of “במקום”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewבמקוםInstead of, in lieu of, in place of; Instead; In...
2Hebrewהַ־the; he who
Every word from Hebrew הַ־ →Every word from Hebrew במקום →