"עפעף" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-עפעף.wav
Etymology: Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎔𐎓𐎔 (ʿpʿp, “pupil”). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ע־פ־ע־ף}}, {{cog|uga|𐎓𐎔𐎓𐎔|t=pupil}} Ugaritic 𐎓𐎔𐎓𐎔 (ʿpʿp, “pupil”) Head templates: {{he-noun|dual=עפעפיים|dualdwv=עַפְעַפַּיִם|g=m|tr=af'áf|wv=עַפְעַף}} עַפְעַף • (af'áf) m (dual indefinite עפעפיים / עַפְעַפַּיִם) Inflection templates: {{he-decl|עַפְעַף|עַפְעַפּוֹ|d|עפעפיים\עַפְעַפַּיִם}} Forms: עַפְעַף [canonical], af'áf [romanization], עפעפיים [dual, indefinite], עַפְעַפַּיִם [dual, indefinite], no-table-tags [table-tags], עַפְעַף [indefinite, singular], עַפְעַפִּי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], עַפְעַפֵּנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הָעַפְעַף [definite, singular], עַפְעַפְּךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], עַפְעַפֵּךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], עַפְעַפְּכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], עַפְעַפְּכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], עַפְעַף־ [construct, singular], עַפְעַפּוֹ [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], עַפְעַפָּהּ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], עַפְעַפָּם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], עַפְעַפָּן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], עפעפיים [dual, indefinite], עַפְעַפַּיִם [dual, indefinite], עפעפיי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], עַפְעַפַּי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], עַפְעַפֵּינוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], העפעפיים [definite, dual], הָעַפְעַפַּיִם [definite, dual], עַפְעַפֶּיךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], עפעפייך [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], עַפְעַפַּיִךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], עַפְעַפֵּיכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], עַפְעַפֵּיכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], עַפְעַפֵּי־ [construct, dual], עַפְעַפָּיו [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], עַפְעַפֶּיהָ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], עַפְעַפֵּיהֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], עַפְעַפֵּיהֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person]
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      "expansion": "",
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        "2": "𐎓𐎔𐎓𐎔",
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  "etymology_text": "Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎔𐎓𐎔 (ʿpʿp, “pupil”).",
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    {
      "form": "עפעפיים",
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        "dual",
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    {
      "form": "עַפְעַפַּיִם",
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "masculine",
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        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "עַפְעַף־",
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      "form": "עַפְעַפּוֹ",
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "possessed-form",
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    {
      "form": "עפעפיים",
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      "form": "עַפְעַפַּיִם",
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        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
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        "dual"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "עפעפייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עַפְעַפַּיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עַפְעַפָּיו",
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        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "tr": "af'áf",
        "wv": "עַפְעַף"
      },
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Eye",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Face",
          "orig": "he:Face",
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        "eyelid"
      ],
      "id": "en-עפעף-he-noun-oGA4awfi",
      "links": [
        [
          "eyelid",
          "eyelid#English:_Q48228"
        ]
      ]
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  "word": "עפעף"
}
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        "dual"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עַפְעַפַּיִךְ",
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        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "עַפְעַפֵּי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עַפְעַפָּיו",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עַפְעַפֶּיהָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עַפְעַפֵּיהֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עַפְעַפֵּיהֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dual": "עפעפיים",
        "dualdwv": "עַפְעַפַּיִם",
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "af'áf",
        "wv": "עַפְעַף"
      },
      "expansion": "עַפְעַף • (af'áf) m (dual indefinite עפעפיים / עַפְעַפַּיִם)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "עַפְעַף",
        "2": "עַפְעַפּוֹ",
        "3": "d",
        "4": "עפעפיים\\עַפְעַפַּיִם"
      },
      "name": "he-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
        "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Hebrew masculine nouns",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
        "Hebrew nouns",
        "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ע־פ־ע־ף",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "he:Eye",
        "he:Face"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eyelid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eyelid",
          "eyelid#English:_Q48228"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-עפעף.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/86/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%A3.wav/LL-Q9288_%28heb%29-YaronSh-%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%A3.wav.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "עפעף"
}

Download raw JSONL data for עפעף meaning in Hebrew (5.8kB)

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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "עפעף",
  "trace": ""
}

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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'State:'",
  "path": [
    "עפעף"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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