חפץ

See also: חפֿץ‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare with Arabic حفظ‎ (“to keep, to heed, to pay attention”)

Noun

חֵפֶץ • (ḥéfets) m (plural indefinite חפצים‎) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. object (thing)
    • ‏שים לב לחפץ עזוב או חשוד‎
      Pay attention to abandoned or suspicious objects (message often found in public transportation and spaces in Israel)
  2. desire

Verb

חָפַץ • (ḥafáts) (pa'al construction)

  1. desire

References
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