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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Verb
הֵפֵר • (hefér) (hif'il construction)
- to violate, to break, to breach (an agreement or a promise)
- 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
References
- “הפר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Etymology 2
Noun
הַפָּר • (hapár)
- singular definite form of פַּר (par)