חפרפרת
Hebrew
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| Root |
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| ח־פ־ר (kh-p-r) |
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χafaʁˈpeʁet/
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Noun
[edit]חֲפַרְפֶּרֶת • (ḥafarpéret) f (plural indefinite חֲפַרְפָּרוֹת)
- mole (burrowing animal)
- Tanach, Isaiah 2:20, with translation of the New International Version:
- בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יַשְׁלִיךְ הָאָדָם אֵת אֱלִילֵי כַסְפּוֹ וְאֵת אֱלִילֵי זְהָבוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לוֹ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לַחְפֹּר פֵּרוֹת וְלָעֲטַלֵּפִים
- bayyom hahuʔ yašliḵ hɔʔɔdɔm ʔɛṯ ʔɛ̆lile kaspo wəʔeṯ ʔɛ̆lile zəhɔḇo ʔăšɛr ʕɔśu lo ləhištaḥăwoṯ laḥəp̄or peroṯ wəlɔʕăṭallep̄im
- In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.
References
[edit]- “חפרפרת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language