בקיצור
Bakitzur
/buh-kee-TSOOR/
In short, to cut a long story short, basically
💬What does Bakitzur mean in Hebrew?
Bakitzur (בקיצור, pronounced buh-kee-TSOOR) means "in short" or "to cut a long story short". Israelis use it to summarize a rambling explanation or wrap up a story quickly — much like the English "long story short". It's one of the most common discourse markers in everyday spoken Hebrew.
🔊How to pronounce Bakitzur
בקיצור
Bakitzur
buh-kee-TSOOR
Capitals = stressed syllable
The Hebrew script reads right-to-left. The English transliteration uses the Israeli Sephardic pronunciation standard.
🇮🇱When do Israelis use Bakitzur?
A discourse marker used constantly in both spoken and written Hebrew to summarize a rambling explanation.
📝Bakitzur in a sentence — examples
בקיצור, לא הגענו בזמן והפסדנו את הטיסה.
Bakitzur, lo higa'nu bazman vehifsadnu et hatisa.
Long story short, we didn't get there in time and missed the flight.
בקיצור, הפרויקט נדחה לחודש הבא.
Bakitzur, haproyekt nidkha lakhodesh haba.
In short, the project is postponed to next month.
אז מה קרה בסוף? בקיצור, הכל הסתדר.
Az ma kara basof? Bakitzur, hakol histader.
So what happened in the end? In short, it all worked out.
בקיצור, לא ניגע בזה יותר.
Bakitzur, lo niga baze yoter.
Basically, we're not touching that again.
תגיד לי בקיצור מה קרה, אין לי זמן לכל הסיפור.
Tagid li bakitzur ma kara, ein li zman lekhol hasipur.
Give me the short version of what happened, I don't have time for the whole story.
📖Origin of Bakitzur
Hebrew "be-" (in) + "kitzur" (קיצור — shortening, abbreviation), from root ק-צ-ר (k-ts-r, to shorten). A standard discourse marker used constantly in both spoken and written Hebrew.
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