"להפך" meaning in Hebrew

See להפך in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /leˈ(h)efeχ/ [Modern-Israeli] Forms: לְהֶפֶךְ [canonical], l'héfekh [romanization]
Etymology: From לְ־ (l'-) + הֶפֶךְ (héfekh) Etymology templates: {{af|he|לְ־|הֶפֶךְ}} לְ־ (l'-) + הֶפֶךְ (héfekh) Head templates: {{he-adv|tr=l'héfekh|wv=לְהֶפֶךְ}} לְהֶפֶךְ • (l'héfekh)
  1. on the contrary, vice versa, contrariwise, au contraire Synonyms: אַדְּרַבָּא, אַדְּרַבָּה (adrabá), נַהֲפוֹךְ הוּא (nahafókh hu) Related terms: בְּנִגּוּד לְ־ (b'nigúd l'-) (english: contrary to)

Alternative forms

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