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בדק (a/o) vb. to inspect, investigate, examine, test (→ בדק , בדוק ; CPA ܒܕܩ LSp 22) Pe. 1. to inspect, search, investigate: ייזיל ההוא גוברא ו<י>בדוק באבוי let that man go and investigate concerning his father BRV 60 93:4; קם ובדק באבוי ib.; די יפקון וייבדקון קרייתא דארעא דישר׳ that they should go out and inspect the towns of Eretz Israel PRK 253:10; את<א> בד{י}<ו>ק לי{ה} אהן ירידה דצור מהו come investigate for me what is (the nature) of the fair of Tyre AZ 39d(16); כד דמך בדקון ואשכחון דהוה מפליג ליה לחורנין after he died, they investigated and found that he had distributed it (i.e. the alms) to others Pea 21b(21) // Seq 49b(1); Sab 17c(32); MQ 83d(43); Ket 31b(54); ואנא דלא בדקיתה I who did not investigate it Tan 65c(22) // Ber 8a(29); נסי{ )ר )^^}ת ובדקית I tried and investigated BR 851:5 [expl. נחשתי Gen 30:27]; PRK 422:5; 2. to examine, test: ר׳ ירמיה בעא מיבדוק לר׳ זעירא PN wanted to test PN2 Ber 10d(22); Svi 38d(42); Ned 37b(44) // Svu 34d(15); Sot 20a(17); לא בעית אלא מיבדקינך I only wanted to test you Ned 41a(40); בגין מבדק{ו}<י>ניה in order to test him Ter 46d(8); part.pass. ובכל נפשי לא הוות בדיקה לי (the commandment of) "with all my heart" (v. Dt 6:5) wasn't tested in me Ber 14b(54) // Sot 20c(48)Pa. to investigate: לאילין דמב{ר}<ד>קין בתר חמרא concerning those who investigate wine VRG 252:2 [expl. לחקור Prov 23:30]
Itpe. to be tested: בדא תבדקון TN Gen 42:15 [H תבחנו ]; ויבדקון מליכון ib. 16
Moreshet, Lex 109. The mng. and corr. form of RמבדקינןX Tan 69a(33) are uncertain.
