חפר
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חפר¹
- /χaˈfaʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *ḥapar-. Cognate with Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara).
verb חָפַר · khafár · נֶחְפַּר · לחפור · לַחֲפֹר · חֲפִירָה
- to dig
- to search, to look through חפר בארגז החפצים.
- to tunnel, to burrow or to excavate
- to pester or to annoy especially by talking a lot
- to yap די לחפור על כדורגל.
- to survey, to spy out
חפר²
- /χaˈpaʁ/ Modern Israeli
noun חַפָּר · khapár · חַפָּרִים · חַפָּרִית · חַפָּרִי
- a digger
חפר³
noun חֵפֶר · khéfer
-
a dig
Similar: חֲפִירָה
חפר⁴
- /χaˈfeʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *ḫapar-. Cognate with Arabic خَفِرَ (ḵafira).
חפר⁵
verb חָפַר · khafár · נֶחְפַּר · לחפור · לַחְפֹּר · -
- to be ashamed
חפר⁶
חפר⁷
noun חַפֵּר · kháper · חַפֵּרִים · חַפֵּרִית
- defective spelling of חאפר
In English
Talk about this word "חפר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%A4%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. חפר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%A4%D7%A8 "חפר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%A4%D7%A8.Cite this
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title = {חפר},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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