חפר

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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. ― 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
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָפַרְתִּי חָפַרְנוּ
second חָפַרְתָּ חָפַרְתְּ חֲפַרְתֶּם1 חֲפַרְתֶּן1
third חָפַר חָפְרָה חָפְרוּ
present חוֹפֵר חוֹפֶרֶת חוֹפְרִים חוֹפְרוֹת
future first אחפור / אֶחֱפֹר נחפור / נַחֲפֹר
second תחפור / תַּחֲפֹר תַּחַפְרִי תַּחַפְרוּ תחפורנה / תַּחֲפֹרְנָה2
third יחפור / יַחֲפֹר תחפור / תַּחֲפֹר יַחַפְרוּ תחפורנה / תַּחֲפֹרְנָה2
imperative חפור / חֲפֹר חִפְרִי חִפְרוּ חפורנה / 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
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָפַרְתִּי חָפַרְנוּ
second חָפַרְתָּ חָפַרְתְּ חֲפַרְתֶּם1 חֲפַרְתֶּן1
third חָפַר חָפְרָה חָפְרוּ
present חוֹפֵר חוֹפֶרֶת חוֹפְרִים חוֹפְרוֹת
future first אחפור / אֶחְפֹּר נחפור / נַחְפֹּר
second תחפור / תַּחְפֹּר תַּחְפְּרִי תַּחְפְּרוּ תחפורנה / תַּחְפֹּרְנָה2
third יחפור / יַחְפֹּר תחפור / תַּחְפֹּר יַחְפְּרוּ תחפורנה / תַּחְפֹּרְנָה2
imperative חפור / חֲפֹר חִפְרִי חִפְרוּ חפורנה / 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
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָפַרְתִּי חָפַרְנוּ
second חָפַרְתָּ חָפַרְתְּ חֲפַרְתֶּם1 חֲפַרְתֶּן1
third חָפַר חָפְרָה חָפְרוּ
present חָפֵר חֲפֵרָה חֲפֵרִים חֲפֵרוֹת
future first אֶחְפַּר נֶחְפַּר
second תֶּחְפַּר תֶּחְפְּרִי תֶּחְפְּרוּ תֶּחְפַּרְנָה2
third יֶחְפַּר תֶּחְפַּר יֶחְפְּרוּ תֶּחְפַּרְנָה2
imperative חֲפַר חִפְרִי חִפְרוּ חֲפַרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָפַרְתֶּם and חָפַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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