חפר

Hebrew
Root
ח־פ־ר (ḥ-p-r)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥapar-. Cognate with Arabic حَفَرَ (ḥafara).

Verb

חָפַר • (khafár) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to dig
  2. (by extension) to search, to look through
    חפר בארגז החפצים. ― khafár be'argáz hakhafatsím. ― [He] searched in the stuffs crate.
    • Tanach, Genesis 26:19, with translation of the New International Version:
      וַיַּחְפְּרוּ עַבְדֵי־יִצְחָק בַּנָּחַל וַיִּמְצְאוּ־שָׁם בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים׃
      Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there.
  3. (by extension) to tunnel, to burrow or to excavate
  4. (slang) To pester or to annoy especially by talking a lot.
  5. (biblical) to survey, to spy out
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָפַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לחפור / לַחֲפֹר
  • action noun: חֲפִירָה
  • passive participle: חָפוּר
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָפַרְתִּיחָפַרְנוּ
second חָפַרְתָּחָפַרְתְּחֲפַרְתֶּם1חֲפַרְתֶּן1
third חָפַרחָפְרָהחָפְרוּ
present חוֹפֵרחוֹפֶרֶתחוֹפְרִיםחוֹפְרוֹת
future first אחפור / אֶחֱפֹרנחפור / נַחֲפֹר
second תחפור / תַּחֲפֹרתַּחַפְרִיתַּחַפְרוּתחפורנה / תַּחֲפֹרְנָה2
third יחפור / יַחֲפֹרתחפור / תַּחֲפֹריַחַפְרוּתחפורנה / תַּחֲפֹרְנָה2
imperative חפור / חֲפֹרחִפְרִיחִפְרוּחפורנה / חֲפֹרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָפַרְתֶּם and חָפַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָפַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לחפור / לַחְפֹּר
  • action noun: חֲפִירָה
  • passive participle: חָפוּר
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָפַרְתִּיחָפַרְנוּ
second חָפַרְתָּחָפַרְתְּחֲפַרְתֶּם1חֲפַרְתֶּן1
third חָפַרחָפְרָהחָפְרוּ
present חוֹפֵרחוֹפֶרֶתחוֹפְרִיםחוֹפְרוֹת
future first אחפור / אֶחְפֹּרנחפור / נַחְפֹּר
second תחפור / תַּחְפֹּרתַּחְפְּרִיתַּחְפְּרוּתחפורנה / תַּחְפֹּרְנָה2
third יחפור / יַחְפֹּרתחפור / תַּחְפֹּריַחְפְּרוּתחפורנה / תַּחְפֹּרְנָה2
imperative חפור / חֲפֹרחִפְרִיחִפְרוּחפורנה / חֲפֹרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָפַרְתֶּם and חָפַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ḫapar-. Cognate with Arabic خَفِرَ (ḵafira).

Verb

חָפֵר • (khafér, ḥāp̄ēr) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to be ashamed
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָפַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לחפור / לַחְפֹּר
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָפַרְתִּיחָפַרְנוּ
second חָפַרְתָּחָפַרְתְּחֲפַרְתֶּם1חֲפַרְתֶּן1
third חָפַרחָפְרָהחָפְרוּ
present חָפֵרחֲפֵרָהחֲפֵרִיםחֲפֵרוֹת
future first אֶחְפַּרנֶחְפַּר
second תֶּחְפַּרתֶּחְפְּרִיתֶּחְפְּרוּתֶּחְפַּרְנָה2
third יֶחְפַּרתֶּחְפַּריֶחְפְּרוּתֶּחְפַּרְנָה2
imperative חֲפַרחִפְרִיחִפְרוּחֲפַרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָפַרְתֶּם and חָפַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.