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חַפְרָןkhafran meaning in Hebrew

someone who talks your ear off · noun (m.); f. חַפְרָנִית

Also spelled in English: chafran

Illustration for the Hebrew word khafran

You asked one polite question and forty minutes later you know his whole renovation, including the tiles they returned. He is still going.

הבחור בדייט היה חפרן רציני, דיבר חצי שעה על הרכב החדש שלו.

“The guy on the date really talked my ear off; he went on for half an hour about his new car.”

Do you have your own khafran story — who or what comes to mind?

Israeli slang wordsHebrew words for peopleHebrew words for talking and complaining

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