חפרפרת

Hebrew

חפרפרת

Root
ח־פ־ר (kh-p-r)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χafaʁˈpeʁet/

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Noun

חֲפַרְפֶּרֶת • (ḥafarpéret) f (plural indefinite חֲפַרְפָּרוֹת)

1. mole (burrowing animal)
   • Tanach, Isaiah 2:20, with translation of the New International Version:

     בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יַשְׁלִיךְ הָאָדָם אֵת אֱלִילֵי כַסְפּוֹ וְאֵת אֱלִילֵי זְהָבוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לוֹ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲו‍ֺת לַחְפֹּר פֵּרוֹת וְלָעֲטַלֵּפִים

     bayyom hahuʔ yašliḵ hɔʔɔdɔm ʔɛṯ ʔɛ̆lile kaspo wəʔeṯ ʔɛ̆lile zəhɔḇo ʔăšɛr ʕɔśu lo ləhištaḥăwoṯ laḥəp̄or peroṯ wəlɔʕăṭallep̄im

     In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.

References

• “חפרפרת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language