how to say “stapler” in Hebrew
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מְהַדֵּק
The Hebrew word for stapler is מְהַדֵּק (meh-hah-DEK), of the Mishnaic-Hebrew root ה.ד.ק (h.d.k) meaning to press; a stapler is a device that presses together pieces of paper.
להדק is an active-intensive פיעל verb.
Another Modern-Hebrew word of the same root is הֶדֶק (HEH-dek), meaning the trigger of a gun. The Hebrew equivalent of the English expression, “trigger happy” – someone with a gun who shoots too easily – is עִם יַד קָלָה עַל הַהֶדֶק (eem yahd kah-LAH ahl hah-HEH-dek) – literally, with a light hand on the trigger.
