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.
   • חופש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
2. A vacation (especially from school).

Derived terms

• החופש הגדול (hakhófesh hagadól)

Verb

חופש / חֻפַּשׁ • (khupásh) third-singular masculine past (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) third-singular masculine past (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

• חופש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he