חפירה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־פ־ר (kh-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]

1. excavating, excavation

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