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Feb 18, 2013

how to say "betrayal" in Hebrew


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בְּגִידָה

To betray is לִבְגּוֹד, in Hebrew. לבגוד is an active-simple פָּעַל verb, whose root is ב.ג.ד (b.g.d), the same as that for clothing.

For example:
הַבּוֹגְדִים בִּמְגִילַת אֶסְתֵּר
the traitors in the Book of Esther


בְּגִידָה, פֵּרוּשָׁהּ הֲפָרַת אֵמוּן.
Betrayal means (its interpretation is) a breach in trust.

and 


הָאִישׁ הַהוּא בָּגַד בְּעַמּוֹ.
That man betrayed his people.


Someone who betrays or commits treason is a בּוֹגֵד if a male or a בּוֹגֶדֶת if a female.


What's the connection between betrayal and clothing? I'm not sure. Go theorize.


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