חופש

Hebrew

Alternative forms
  • חפש‎ (defective spelling)

Etymology 1
Root
ח־פ־שׁ‎ (ḥ-p-š)

From the root ח־פ־שׁ‎ (ḥ-p-sh).

Noun

חופש / חֹפֶשׁ • (khófesh) m (plural indefinite חופשים / חֳפָשִׁים‎) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. Freedom.
  2. A vacation (especially from school).
Derived terms

Verb

חופש / חֻפַּשׁ • (khupásh) (pu'al construction)

  1. (rare) To be freed: passive counterpart of חיפש‎ (khipésh)

Etymology 2
Root
ח־פ־שׂ‎ (ḥ-p-ś)

From the root ח־פ־שׂ‎ (ḥ-p-ś).

Verb

חופש / חֻפַּשׂ • (khupás) (pu'al construction, active counterpart חיפש / חִפֵּשׂ‎)

  1. To be looked for, sought.

References
  • “חופש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading
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