Bikesh yad (ביקש יד) means ask for someone's hand in marriage in Hebrew.
It can also mean propose. It is a verb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בִּקֵּשׁ יָד
bikesh yad
verb
In English
ask for someone's hand in marriage, propose
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bikesh yad.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הציע נשואין.
The word Bikesh yad is a verb.
- Written with vowel points
- בִּקֵּשׁ יָד
- Written without vowel points
- ביקש יד
- Said
- bikesh yad
- Root
- ב־ק־ש
- Gematria
- 426
This is how Bikesh yad is said in other languages.
- English
- ask for someone's hand in marriage, propose
The word Bikesh yad comes from the root ב־ק־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Bikesh yad in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bikesh yad.
What does Bikesh yad (ביקש יד) mean in Hebrew?
Bikesh yad (ביקש יד) means ask for someone's hand in marriage and propose. It is said bikesh yad, with the stress on kesh.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בקש יד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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