כַּפְתּוֹר
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. button (a knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener) (clothing)
2. button (a mechanical device designed to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism)
3. bulb, knop, calyx (architectural term) (Biblical)
Pronunciation
kaftór
Examples74
הִיא לֹא שָׂמָה לֵב שֶׁאֶחָד הַכַּפְתּוֹרִים שֶׁלָּהּ לֹא הָיָה רכוס.
She didn't notice one of her buttons unfastened.
כֹּל שֶׁעָלַיִךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת הוּא לָגַעַת בכַּפְתּוֹר.
You only have to touch the button.
כֹּל שעליך לַעֲשׂוֹת זֶה לנָגוּעַ בכַּפְתּוֹר.
All you have to do is touch the button.
הַכַּפְתּוֹר הַשֵּׁנִי שלך כִּמְעַט תלוש.
Your second button is coming off.
כַּפְתּוֹר נתלש כשֶׁשִּׂחַקְתִּי כַּדּוּר בָּסִיס.
A button came off when I was playing baseball.
לְעוֹלָם אַל תִּלְחַץ עַל הַכַּפְתּוֹר הַזֶּה.
Never press this button.