[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: bIj

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: bIj
Part of speech: noun
Definition: punishment
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qabIj 
I punish you. (KGT)

vavlI' loDnI'lI' je DaSammeH ghe'tor Da'elmo' 'ej Damejmo' QeHchoH qa'pu' vaj lubIjlu' 
They will pay for the anger you caused by entering and leaving, Gre'thor in search of your kin. (PB)

TREK NOTES:
  "You'll find there are many rules and regulations. They will be posted. Violation of the smallest of them will be punished by death." (Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy")

  "You can't turn me over to the Klingons. They don't just imprison you... Do you know what the punishment is for fraud?" (Yranac, [a terrified Yridian who had twelve outstanding arrest warrants for fraud and petty theft in the Klingon Empire] to Riker, TNG "Gambit Pt. I")

  Kortar, the ferryman on the mythical Barge of the Dead, destroyed the gods who created him and, as punishment, was condemned to ferry the souls of the dishonored dead over the River of Blood to the gates of Grethor. (VOY "Barge of the Dead")

  "You are on your way to judgment, to final punishment." (Bele to Lokai, TOS "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield")

SEE:
bIj  		punishment (n)
Hup		punish (synonym?) (v)

(qep’a’ 2021 Q&A with Okrand): 
Q:  Difference between {bIj} vs. {Hup}?  
A:  That's a real good Maltz question.

SEE ALSO:
qIch 		condemn (v)
joy' 		torture (v)
muH  		execute,  put to death (v)

jIp 		penalty (n)
ruv 		justice (n)
yoj 		judgment (n)
Sun 		discipline (n)

  "He whom God wishes to severely punish, He decrees upon him to be a dictionary compiler. The life of the compiler is like living in Hell." (Eliezer Ben Yehudah)
  [his *Milon ha-lashon ha-ʻIvrit* (Dictionary of the Hebrew Language)} was published over the course of 50 years in 17 volumes, more than 8,000 double-columned pages)

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Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
    Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey 
    or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.