לְהֶפֶךְ
Meanings
Adverb
1. on the contrary, vice versa, contrariwise, au contraire
Pronunciation
l'héfekh
Examples9
"הַאִם סיימת?" "לְהֶפֶךְ, אֲפִלּוּ לֹא הִתְחַלְתִּי עֲדַיִן".
"Have you finished?" "On the contrary, I have not even begun yet."
"סיימת?" "לְהֶפֶךְ, אֲפִלּוּ לֹא הִתְחַלְתִּי עֲדַיִן."
"Have you finished?" "No, I haven't even started."
אִשְׁתּוֹ שנאה אֵת פלגשו, וּלְהֶפֶךְ.
His wife hated his mistress, and vice versa.
"גמרת?" "לְהֶפֶךְ, רַק הִתְחַלְנוּ."
"Are you done?" "On the contrary, we've just been getting started."
הַמִּלְחָמָה לֹא מְבַשֶּׂרֶת אֵת הַשָּׁלוֹם; לְהֶפֶךְ, הִיא מְבִיאָה רַק צַעַר וְיָגוֹן לשְׁנֵי הַצְּדָדִים.
War doesn't bring peace; on the contrary, it brings pains and grief on both sides.
סָבִיר יוֹתֵר שֶׁיִּקְרֶה בְּדִיּוּק להיפך.
In fact, the opposite is more likely to occur.