ספק

See also: ס־פ־ק‎

Aramaic

Verb

ספק • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be sufficient
  2. to be empty, to be cleaned out

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ס־פ־ק‎

From the root ס־פ־ק‎ (s-p-q, “Forming words pertaining to doubt and skepticism.”).

Noun

סָפֵק • (safék) m (plural indefinite סְפֵקוֹת‎, singular construct ספק־)

  1. (countable and uncountable) doubt, uncertainty.
    • 2007 June 22, ג'קי חורי (J. Khouri), "שופט: ספק אם החשודים ברצח נתן זאדה יואשמו", Haaretz, headline,
      ‏שופט: ספק אם החשודים ברצח נתן זאדה יואשמו‎
      Shofét: Safék im hakhashudím barétzakh Natán Záde yuashmú
      Judge: Doubt whether the suspects in the murder of Natan Zade will be found guilty

Etymology 2

Root
ס־פ־ק‎

From the root ס־פ־ק‎ (s-p-q, “Forming words pertaining to sufficing or to flow and capacity.”).

Noun

סַפָּק • (sapák) m (plural indefinite סַפָּקִים‎, feminine counterpart סַפָּקִית‎)

  1. supplier, provider

Verb

ספק \ סִפֵּק • (transliteration needed) (pi'el construction)

  1. Defective spelling of סיפק‎

Verb

ספק \ סֻפַּק • (transliteration needed) (pu'al construction)

  1. Defective spelling of סופק‎

Etymology 3

Possibly imitative. Compare with spank.

Verb

סָפַק • (transliteration needed) (pa'al construction)

  1. to strike, to clap, to hit
    • a. 1050, Unknown Author.
      ‏ויהי כאשר ספרתי החזון לאבי ספק את כפיו ויאנח ותזלגנה עיני!ן! דמעות.‎‎ [1]
      And when I told the vision to my father he clapped his palms and he groaned and his eyes dripped tears.

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