how to say “to badger” and “to dig” in Hebrew
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לַחְפּוֹר
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The Ancient- as well as Modern-Hebrew word for to dig is לַחְפּוֹר (
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For example:
יִצְחָק חָפַר בְּאֵרוֹת בַּנֶּגֶב.Isaac dug wells in the Negev (southern desert portion of Israel).
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The word לחפור is also used in Modern-Hebrew slang to mean to badger with lots and lots of questions.
For example:
הִיא חָפְרָה וְחָפְרָה עַד שֶׁהוּא קָם וְהָלַךְ.
She badgered and badgered until he got up and left.
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חֲפִירָה ( listen and repeat) is the act of digging.
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Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan
