Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חפר

pattern MAKTIL

מַחְפִּיר machpir
מַחְפִּירָה machpira

shameful, humiliating, disgraceful

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
מַחְפִּיר machpir
מַחְפִּירָה machpira
מַחְפִּירִים machpirim
מַחְפִּירוֹת machpirot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – ktila pattern, feminine חֲפִירָה excavation, digging
  • Verb – pa'al לַחְפּוֹר to dig, to excavate
  • Verb – nif'al לְהֵיחָפֵר to be excavated
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְחַפֵּר to entrench
  • Noun – maktel pattern, masculine מַחְפֵּר dredger, bulldozer, excavator