הפר

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־ר (p-r-r)

Verb

הֵפֵר • (hefér) (hif'il construction)

  1. to violate, to break, to breach (an agreement or a promise)
  2. to make void, to nullify (an agreement or a promise)
    • Tanach, Numbers 30:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְאִם בְּיוֹם שְׁמֹעַ אִישָׁהּ יָנִיא אוֹתָהּ וְהֵפֵר אֶת נִדְרָהּ אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָ וְאֵת מִבְטָא שְׂפָתֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר אָסְרָה עַל נַפְשָׁהּ
      But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the clear utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul
Conjugation
Conjugation of הֵפֵר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הֵפַרְתִּי הֵפַרְנוּ
second הֵפַרְתָּ הֵפַרְתְּ הֲפַרְתֶּם1 הֲפַרְתֶּן1
third הֵפֵר הֵפֵרָה הֵפֵרוּ
present מֵפֵר מפירה / מְפֵרָה מפירים / מְפֵרִים מפירות / מְפֵרוֹת
future first אָפֵר נָפֵר
second תָּפֵר תָּפֵרִי תָּפֵרוּ תָּפֵרְנָה2
third יָפֵר תָּפֵר יָפֵרוּ תָּפֵרְנָה2
imperative הָפֵר הָפֵרִי הָפֵרוּ הָפֵרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced הֵפַרְתֶּם and הֵפַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • “הפר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

Noun

הַפָּר • (hapár)

  1. singular definite form of פַּר (par)‎
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