חָפַר
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to dig
2. to search, to look through (by extension)
3. to tunnel, to burrow or to excavate (by extension)
4. to pester or to annoy especially by talking a lot (slang)
5. to yap (slang)
6. to survey, to spy out (Biblical)
Pronunciation
khafár
Examples39
חָפַר באַרְגָּז הַחֲפָצִים.
[He] searched in the box of things.
וַיַּחְפְּרוּ עַבְדֵי־יִצְחָק בנַחַל וְיִמְצְאוּ־שָׁם בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים׃
Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there.
הֵם חפרו בהַר ובנו מנהרה.
They dug through the mountain and built a tunnel.
תּוֹם הִתְחִיל לחפור.
Tom started digging.
תּוֹם הִמְשִׁיךְ לחפור.
Tom continued digging.
אֵינֶנִּי חוֹפֵר אֵת הַבְּאֵרוֹת שלך.
I'm not digging your wells.