be·di·kath ha·metz \bə(ˌ)dēˈkätḵȯˈmāts, -ˈdēˌkät-, -äthḵ-, -äsḵ-, -ˈḵȯˌmets\noun orbe·di·kat hametz\-kät-, -käs-\ Etymology: Hebrew bĕdhīqath ḥāmēṣ search for leaven : the Jewish ceremony of searching for leaven in the home on the evening before Passover