how to say “irreversible” in Hebrew
בִּלְתִּי הָפִיךְ
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The word בִּלְתִּי (beel-TEE) comes before another word to do what the prefixes “un-” and “in-” do in English. Some examples of such phrases that have already appeared on Ktzat Ivrit are בִּלְתִּי חֻקִּי (beel-TEE khoo-KEE) – illegal (originally inlegal), and בִּלְתִּי צָפוּי (beel-TEE tsah-FOO-ee) – unexpected.
To describe a situation as irreversible, you’d call it בִּלְתִּי הָפִיך (beel-TEE hah-FEEKH). הפיך is a variation of the word הֶפֶך (HEH-fekh) – opposite or turn over. You might say, for example, הַמַּעֲשֶׂה שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה הוּא בִּלְתִּי הָפִיך (hah-mah-ah-SEH sheh-nah-ah-SAH hoo beel-TEE hah-FEEKH) – The deed that was done is irreversible.
This root, ה.פ.כ (h.p.k), features prominently in מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר (meh-ghee-LAHT es-TEHR) – The Book (literally, Scroll) of Esther. More about that in the coming weeks…
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