חפירה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־פ־ר‎ (ḥ-p-r)

From the root ח־פ־ר‎

Compare Arabic كتابة‎.

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χafiˈra/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χafirɔ/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χafiˈra/
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħafiˈrɔ/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħafiˈrɔ/

Noun

חֲפִירָה • (khafirá) f (singular construct חֲפִירַת־‎) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

excavating (to make a hole in; hollow out).

Derived terms

שְׂפַת הַחֲפִירָה‎ f (sf'at hakhfirá)

References

“חפירה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

חפירה‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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