how to say “to wash hair” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /]לַחֲפֹף שֵׂעָר

The basic Hebrew word for to clean is לנקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb.

But to clean or wash hair is לחפוף שיער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /] or לחפוף שיערות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לחפוף-שיער-#.m4a” /]חבשת כובע ביום כזה חם, דוד? אתה חייב לחפוף את השיער.

You wore a hat on such a hot day, David? You need to wash your (the) hair.

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